DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced today that it is partnering with specialized customers in the healthcare sector to move more than 100 tons a week of much-needed supplies, equipment parts, pharmaceuticals and protective clothing for hospitals, healthcare workers and patients throughout the United States. The new customer partnerships are part of DHL Global Forwarding’s continued commitment to provide a holistic range of patient-centric solutions and deliver them where they are needed most – especially during this coronavirus pandemic.

　　“As a globally operating company, epidemic and pandemic risk scenarios are an integral part of the Group's continuous risk planning, and our operations are being continuously adapted to mitigate potential impacts to our customers,” said David Goldberg, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, US. “I am personally committed to prioritizing any medicine or aid shipments in and out of the US during these challenging times. We are working with our customers to move masks, gloves, ventilator parts, life-saving pharmaceuticals to patients, hospitals and our valued healthcare workers in the US to make sure they are protected on the frontlines.”

　　Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Getinge, the world market leader in advanced ventilators for intensive care units based in Getinge, Sweden, has seen an increased global demand for ventilators, extra corporeal life support (ECLS) equipment and advanced monitoring for Intensive Care Units. To meet the global demand Getinge has temporarily increased its production of ventilators by 160% in 2020 compared to 2019 at its production facility in Solna, Sweden. Because of this increase, DHL Global Forwarding is providing Getinge with global cargo shipments of ventilators, pumps and cardio vascular machines from Europe to the United States, fast tracking high priority customs clearance for their cargo which in turn allows these products to be on site in the US with minimal delays and security safeguards in place to help save lives.

　　“At Getinge, we believe that saving lives is the greatest job in the world”, states Frank Kozar, VP Logistics Americas for Getinge. “Our products play a critical role in aiding both clinicians and patients in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. As we continue to increase supply capacity on life-saving equipment, my team and I are personally committed to use every resource available to us to shorten the time it takes to get these products to our healthcare partners. They are relying on us. At Getinge, we are grateful to DHL Global Forwarding for their help in expediting these necessary products to healthcare practitioners and patients who so desperately need them. “