The Chevron Corporation has donated $21,000 to the St. Maryâs Emergency Relief Fund, the hospital announced in a Dec. 8 news release.
The relief fund was established in April as a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides financial assistance to patients and the hospital with COVID-19 expenses.
The money within the fund is used to help patients treated for COVID-19 pay for expenses such as recovery medication, insurance co-pays and at-home medical equipment. The money is also used in-house to pay for protective equipment for caregivers, and screening and testing supplies.
For example, the fund recently helped supply 40 respirator masks for CareFlight of the Rockies air trauma teams.