PPE Huntsville Airport

PPE for medical workers flown directly to hospital .

Pat simon.

As we near the anticipated peak of coronavirus cases - we're learning that personal protective equipment for local hospitals and first responders is being flown in directly to the huntsville airport.

Waay31s sierra phillips is live at huntsville hospital.

Sierra, what's the benefit of flying the masks and gowns directly to our airport?

According to the madison county commission chairman, since they're flying the supplies in directly, they aren't seeing any being taken by the federal government who was at one point redistributing supplies.

But this doesn't just benefit huntsville.

The equipment is being spread out to other hospitals in the state.

Another big concern when it comes to supplies is ventilators.

At last check, only one person at crestwood hospital is on a ventilator and no patients at huntsville hospital are on one.

Ventilators were sent from madison county to marshall county to help them out as their cases continue to climb.

Reporting live in huntsville, sierra phillips waay31