Image Courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsTo assist Los Angeles and Orange County clinics respond to those affected by the Sayre Fire, Direct Relief has sent over $70,000 worth of specifically requested medical material aid to community clinics over 18 shipments since Saturday. The contents of these shipments were focused particularly on respiratory problems reported by these partner clinics and their patients.
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Working into the early morning hours today, Direct Relief staff completed six shipments of medical material aid to partner clinics in Oxnard, Tarzana, Garden Grove, and Los Angeles in response to the Sayre Fire. The shipments contain inhalers and N-95 particulate respirators, valued at more than $20,000 (wholesale), and will arrive Monday morning via FedEx, which donated its services. Like the Tea
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Direct Relief International today extended emergency medical assistance to partner clinics in response to the Sayre Fire (also know as Sylmar Fire) in Los Angeles County that has burned more than 2,600 acres, prompting evacuations of more than 5,000 residents. The organization is coordinating its response with community-based clinics and health centers in the affected areas and with regional clinic associations, and
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