Medical Xpress November 4, 2021
(HealthDay)—The word went out late last month throughout Utah—if you’ve got a spare set of aluminum crutches lying around, you should donate them to your local hospital.
An international shortage of aluminum has caused delays in shipments of crutches and walkers, so Utah hospitals banded together for #LeanOnUtah—a community drive to collect gently used durable medical supplies.
No patients have yet gone without the crutches and walkers they need, but health care leaders saw potential trouble ahead and have acted to head it off, said Glen Beeby, spokesman for Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based not-for-profit system of 24 hospitals.
“Due to the uncertainty in the supply chain we wanted to make sure we were prepared as we went into the busiest...
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