From Morris Co. To Ukraine: Saint Clare's Donates 750 Pounds Of Medical Supplies

DENVILLE, NJ — Hospital and medical supplies from Saint Clare's Health are on their way to Ukraine. The Morris County health care provider filled its ambulances with medical necessities that will get shipped to the nation at war.

Donations include lifesaving medical equipment, bandages, medications, backpacks, drones, first-aid kits, surgical gloves and gowns, and more.

“As providers of health care for our community, we watched in horror the atrocities committed against Ukrainians," said Brian Finestein, CEO of Saint Clare's Health. "We felt an urgent need to respond in a meaningful way.”

Saint Clare's is working with Meest Express — a logistics company founded in Ukraine. The health care provider brought the supplies to Meest's Port Reading facility in Middlesex County.

"We treat our patients as we would our own family," Finestein said. "So when the Ukrainians needed health care support, we saw them as members of our own greater community. Our physicians and staff realized the critical need for medical supplies as hospitals and medical facilities became military targets, and wanted to provide the necessary support. We plan to do more.”

Saint Clare's Health's network includes hospitals in Denville and Dover, along with several health care facilities around North Jersey. Finestein encouraged the community to reach out to health care providers to donate medical supplies.

"Today, we stand with Ukrainians," he said.

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