UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced an unprecedented increase inefforts in coordination with the President’s Coronavirus Taskforce,the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and State healthagencies. UPS Healthcare and UPS operations all over the world areworking with many companies and agencies across the public andprivate sectors.“UPS’s dedicated people, global network andpublic-private partnerships are creating a powerful combination forrapid deployment of protective equipment and test kits throughoutthe U.S and around the world,” said UPS Chairman and CEO, DavidAbney. “UPS Healthcare has the expertise and experience to movevital, life-saving medicines, medical devices, diagnostic specimensand supplies everywhere they are needed.”
UPS today announced a stepped up collaboration with FEMA toprovide supply chain services for the agency’s distribution of PPEand necessary materials throughout the U.S including respirators,N95 masks, and gloves for use by healthcare workers across thecountry. As part of the collaboration, FEMA will gain access toUPS’s expansive Worldport® facilities in Louisville for temporarystaging of critical shipments from overseas.
Additionally, UPS is working with an array of governmentagencies and companies to support swift transportation of testkits, PPE, supplies and medical devices, with particularlynoteworthy examples including
