UPS Mobilizes Against Coronavirus In Collaboration With Global Customers And U.S. Agencies
30 Mars 2020 - 2:45PM
- Working with global companies to transport testing kits,
personal protection equipment (PPE) and medical devices needed in
support of public safety and to speed diagnosis and therapy for
COVID-19
- Supporting FEMA, Project Airbridge, and other government
agencies with supply chain and shipping services for respirators,
test kits, and PPE across the U.S.
- Helping U.S. state health agencies secure needed supplies and
set up testing sites at state-designated locations
- UPS is also working with Henry Schein, McKesson, and other
valued customers to facilitate movement of PPE and other needed
materials from suppliers to testing centers and distributors all
over the US
- Assisting DuPont, and numerous other companies such as
Uline, Grainger and Taylor Corporation, with the logistics and
transportation of supplies for drive-through test centers
- Distributing critical, life-saving medications to physician
offices, health systems and veterinary clinics in support of
AmerisourceBergen
- Moving new FDA approved rapid-response test kits to test sites
across the country to help flatten the curve of the virus’s
impact
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced an unprecedented increase in
efforts in coordination with the President’s Coronavirus Taskforce,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and State health
agencies. UPS Healthcare and UPS operations all over the world are
working with many companies and agencies across the public and
private sectors.
“UPS’s dedicated people, global network and public-private
partnerships are creating a powerful combination for rapid
deployment of protective equipment and test kits throughout the
U.S., and around the world,” said UPS Chairman and CEO, David
Abney. “UPS Healthcare has the expertise and experience to move
vital, life-saving medicines, medical devices, diagnostic specimens
and supplies everywhere they are needed.”
UPS today announced a stepped up collaboration with FEMA to
provide supply chain services for the agency’s distribution of PPE
and necessary materials throughout the U.S., including respirators,
N95 masks, and gloves for use by healthcare workers across the
country. As part of the collaboration, FEMA will gain access to
UPS’s expansive Worldport® facilities in Louisville for temporary
staging of critical shipments from overseas.
Additionally, UPS is working with an array of government
agencies and companies to support swift transportation of test
kits, PPE, supplies and medical devices, with particularly
noteworthy examples including:
- State Health Agencies: Helping U.S state health agencies,
including California, Georgia and Kentucky, secure and set up
testing sites at select locations. Offering to support to date to
other states including Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
- Henry Schein is utilizing UPS to distribute and monitor
personal protective equipment to medical professionals
as well as drive-through testing facilities across the US.
- UPS is assisting McKesson by delivering PPE shipments onto
military bases where military members and civilians returning from
overseas are required to quarantine. UPS has also shipped PPE
to pop-up testing sites on behalf of McKesson.
- DuPont: UPS Next Day Air® services and UPS® Ground shipping
solutions to support the distribution of DuPont-manufactured
supplies for drive-through testing centers throughout the U.S.
- Pharmatech: UPS will ship the first 10,000 test kits today,
with ongoing shipments ramping to 20,000 kits every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday moving forward.
- LetsGetChecked: UPS will provide distribution services for
50,000 test kits a day. LetsGetChecked is releasing a two-part test
in the U.S. that offers an immediate indication, followed by a full
CLIA-certified laboratory test. Frontline healthcare workers will
be prioritized.
- Everlywell: UPS is providing logistics expertise to
assist Everlywell with distribution of test kits to hospitals,
community clinics, nursing homes, and organizations with healthcare
workers on the front lines. Test samples will be overnighted to
CLIA-certified laboratories and digital results will be available
in 48 hours.
- AmerisourceBergen is utilizing UPS to support the distribution
of critical, life-saving medications to physician offices, health
systems and veterinary clinics so that patients can continue to
receive the products – including chemotherapies, blood pressure
medications and heart disease treatments – they depend on.
UPS is a significant part of the fabric of the global economy.
The company transports more than three percent of global GDP and
about six percent of U.S. GDP daily. UPS employees are proud of the
critical role the company plays for its customers, communities and
the economies in countries where it operates – and the role UPS
experts are playing in support of the President’s Coronavirus
Taskforce.
UPS Healthcare provides extensive services ranging from
healthcare-licensed distribution space, supply chain management, to
temperature-control packaging and shipping, storage and fulfillment
of medical devices, labs and clinical trial specimens. With
capabilities for GDP- and GMP-compliant transport of critical
shipments, UPS Healthcare’s global infrastructure, monitoring and
tracking capabilities, and private data protection are well-suited
to help those on the front lines to flatten the curve of this
virus’s impact.
“The global UPS Healthcare team has mobilized in extraordinary
ways around the world to bring all of our expertise, and highly
specialized capabilities to serve the urgent needs of our
healthcare and life science customers,” said UPS Healthcare
President Wes Wheeler. “Our strength is our ability to be nimble in
times of emergencies, whether natural disasters or pandemics, so we
will continue to do our part to help us all through this
challenge.”
To hear Wes Wheeler’s and MedVantx CEO Robert Feeney’s new UPS
Longitudes Radio podcast on the importance of logistics in a
crisis, click here.
About UPS
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries and
territories worldwide. UPS was awarded America’s Best Customer
Service company for Shipping and Delivery services by Newsweek
magazine; Forbes Most Valuable Brand in Transportation; and top
rankings on the JUST 100 list for social responsibility, the Dow
Jones Sustainability World Index, and the Harris Poll Reputation
Quotient, among other prestigious rankings and awards. The company
can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its
corporate blog can be found at ups.com/longitudes The company’s
sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found
at ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct,
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Glenn Zaccara
404-828-4663
gzaccara@ups.com
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