Montgomery County-Based Nonprofit Delivering PPE To Northeast Rural Hospitals

THAN 130 CASES.RIGHT NOW, DOCTORS SAY IT ISTREATABLE.IF IT'S DIAGNOSED EARLY.MUCH NEEDED MEDICAL SUPPLIESARE MAKING THEIR WAY FROM OURAREA TO RURAL HOSPITALS IN NEED.GREG ARGOS CAUGHT UP WITH ALOCAL GROUP OF PILOTS MAKINGTHIS HAPPEN.Reporter: THE DETAILS AREFINALIZED.TOMORROW'S MISSION HAS 14PLANES.THE GEAR IS LOADED.I THINK THE PILOTS ARE ITCHINGTO GET OUT.Reporter: THURSDAY RURALHOSPITALS ARE GETTING HELP3600 POUNDS OF HAND SANITIZERAND 3500 FACE SHIELDS.REPORTER: TAKING OFF FROMBLUE BELL.MISSION OF ANYONE R ANGELFLIGHT EAST IS TO COORDINATE AIRTRAVEL FOR FOLKS WHO NEEDMEDICAL CARE FAR FROM HOME ONPRIVATE AIRCRAFT ALL FREE OFCHARGE.COVID 19 HAS CHANGED THAT.THE NONPROFIT'S FORM RPRESIDENT SAID TROPICAL STORMNATING PATIENT IS NOT SAFE.YOU DON'T WANT TO TRANSMITANYTHING TO THEM AND YOU DON'TWANT TO HAVE THEM TRANSMIT TOYOU.REPORTER: THE ORGANIZATIONPIVOTEDTHE MISSION IS A LITTLE BITDIFFERENT.REPORTER: PAIRING WITH THEORGANIZATION, A GROUP OF UPENNALUM MAKING FACE MASKS FORHEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND A MONTCOBASED DI TILL LARRY, PILOTS AREPRESENT IN CHARGE OF BRINGINGTHE GEAR TO HOSPITALS THAT MAYNOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESSA LOT OF THE MAJOR HOSPITALSGET THE SUPPLIES FIRST COME.BUT THE RURAL HEALTHCAREFACILITIES HAVE CHANGES INGETTING THOSE SUPPLIES.ONLY WAY THEY CAN GET THE ISREALLY THROUGH A SMALL AIRCRAFTFLYING INTO A LOCAL AIRPORT, SOWE JUMPED IN AND FILLING THENEED.AND AND COUNTING THE DAYSUNTIL THE PLANES ARE ONCE AGAINFILLED WITH PATIENTS.BECOME LIKE FAMILY TO THEM.I KNOW THERE'S HAD A LOT OFPILOTS OUT THERE.Reporter: EVERYTHING ON THESEFLIGHTS IS FREE FOR THEHEALTHCARE FACILITIES, IT'S THEPILOT'S PLANE, TIME, FUEL AND OFCOURSE, THE GEAR AS I MENTIONEDDONATED AS WELL.ANGEL FLIGHT EAST SAID WITH ALLOF THE PATIENTS FLIGHTSCANCELLED, THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE