Charlotte Hall Veterans Home is the fortunate recipient of a donation that will have a tremendous impact on the use/reuse and recycling of PPE. A group of Southern Maryland entrepreneurs and manufacturers teamed up to build a new dry heat oven to help health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The modular unit can heat and sterilize 24,000 masks per day. The sterilization process takes one hour and can also be used for clothing, mattresses and gowns. The cost of the unit is around $150,000 and was donated to Charlotte Hall Veterans Home by St. Mary’s County Health Department via CARES funding. Pictured in last picture L/R:

Matt Hayes, Inventor of Heat Box, Executive Director, SoMD Loves You
Dr. Meenakshi Brewster, St. Mary’s County Health Officer
Russell Keogler, Administrator, Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
Sharon Murphy, Director, MDVA/CHVH
Zenae Merchant, Asst. Administrator, CHVH
Barbara Ives, Retired Navy Captain, President, SoMD Loves You
Rodney Jones, Deputy Director, MDVA/CHVH

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