Murrysville Medic One gets massive anonymous donation of medical equipment

Murrysville Medic One received some good news this week: An anonymous benefactor was donating protective medical equipment.

A lot of it.

“We had the police department come down and block off part of the road because we had three wheelchair vans full of stuff,” said Matt Stromberg, a Medic One spokesman.

The first responder group’s Sardis Road bay was filled with more than 40 boxes filled with all types of supplies.

“Hard hats, respirator filters, face shields and just about every style glove you could possibly think of,” said Darrick Gerano, administrative director.

Not only was Medic One able to stock its own supplies, but plenty will be left over, Stromberg said.

“There’s lot of stuff there that we’ll be able to share,” he said. “It was something like 90,000 pairs of gloves. Some of them were usable and some weren’t. But still, it’s great.”

The donor got the supplies from a warehouse that was being cleared out, Stromberg said.

“At one point, he was going to take it to a flea market but just didn’t have time for that, so he called and gave it to us,” Stromberg said.

Medic One officials hope it will inspire other acts of generosity toward first responders who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s acts of kindness that keep our spirits up in these difficult times,” the service wrote in a post to its Facebook page.