Daily News Update Related to COVID-19

Posted April 14, 2020

Precision Textiles Donates Medical Mattress Covers to Englewood Hospital

Precision Textiles, a Totowa, NJ based firm, is donating enough level four, medical-grade mattress encasements to meet the current need of a New Jersey hospital. The hospital, located in Englewood, New Jersey, is located in an area of the state most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company is proud to support the Northern New Jersey community. In a recent interview, the Company’s CEO, Scott Tesser mentioned, “During this national crisis, we have the expertise and the materials to be able to provide assistance, and we’re more than happy to offer both. Community hospitals are the lifeblood of our health care system, and Englewood Hospital happens to be at the front line for our community in this battle against COVID-19. My family lives in Englewood, and because of our connection to the community, we felt a deep need to help meet the hospital’s needs.”

Founded in 1987, Precision Textiles is a global supplier of nonwovens a leading supplier of nonwoven fabrics, coated fabrics and laminated solutions to the bedding and mattress, automotive, health care and hygiene markets, and other related markets.

Approved Storage and Waste Hauling transformed their business to Dispose of Medical Waste

Approved Storage and Waste Hauling transformed their business virtually overnight to provide the essential resources and necessary services to ensure their clients on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis---first responders, healthcare workers and hospitals-- can appropriately dispose of the enormous amount of medical waste created during the crisis.

Since 1996 Approved has grown year over year by putting customers first. Never has this motto been put to a greater test than today.  Responding to the call to action and re-positioning their whole company to support those in need, Approved has put their employees on the front line in this battle, some paying a heavy price for the necessary proximity to Healthcare sector risks. Approved CEO Charles Dippolito reports multiple confirmed cases, employees quarantined due to exposure, and one employee (a National Guardsman) activated into service. With employee safety as the first priority, Approved is taking all precautionary measures to ensure the safe operation of their business while keeping the Healthcare system up and running in ways we don’t typically think about as essential or fully appreciate.

Hospitals are requiring service many times their typical frequency in order to keep up with the vast amount of waste generation.  Re-routing trucks, re-positioning employees, and deploying additional equipment is just the tip of the “service iceberg” Approved is delivering for their clients, which include the states of RI, CT, NJ; NYC’s FDNY, Health & Mental Hygiene, Dept of Corrections, and the Chief Medical Examiner; Counties of Westchester, Nassau, Rockland, Morris and a number of the largest and most impacted private Healthcare Systems in the Northeast.