Thanks to the generous support from our community, HCA has raised $88,119.32 since we started our fundraiser on March 18, 2020. In the meantime, we have worked day and night searching for suppliers of personal protective equipment (PPE), verifying products, making purchases, contacting hospitals and medical institutions to confirm needs, and arranging delivery. In total, we have purchased 22,135 PPE items. As of April 20, we have made donations to the following organizations:

Ben Taub Hospital : We donated 880 KN95 masks, 200 3M N95 masks, 400 goggles, 200 isolations gowns, and 50 protective coveralls, with a total value of $7084.40.

Fire Station #78 : We donated 1000 surgical masks and 350 medical masks, with a total value of $710.00.

Harris County Sheriff’s Office : We donated 60 goggles, with a total value of $415.20. In addition, an HCA board member also organized a PPE drive from the Telfair neighborhood, Sugar Land. They collected and donated about 1100 masks to the Office.

Harris Health System : We donated 240 googles and 200 isolation gowns, with a total value of $3412.80.
Pic/receipt: Jiang Meng

Houston Health Foundation – City of Houston : To support the drive-through testing sites in the city of Houston, we donated 200 3M N95 masks and 32 protective coveralls, with a total value of $7,719.78.

Houston Methodist Hospital Katy : We donated 500 KN95 masks, 500 N95 masks, 100 isolation gowns, and 400 goggles, with a total value of $6166.00

Houston Methodist Hospital TMC : We donated 394 protective coveralls with a total value of $8647.5.

Memorial Hermann Katy : We donated 500 KN95 masks, 500 N95 masks, 100 isolation gowns, and 200 face shields, with a total value of $4304.00

Memorial Hermann Hospital : We donated 1000 KN95 masks, 180 goggles, 200 protective coveralls, 400 face shields, and 600 goggles, with a total value of $9213.85.

Memorial TMC /UT Health McGovern Medical School : We donated 200 isolation gowns, with a total value of $2008.00.

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center : We donated 75 protective coveralls, with a total value of $783.29.

Precinct 5 Constable Office : We donated 650 medical masks and 700 surgical masks, with a total value of $740.

St. Luke’s Hospital : We donated 1200 KN95 masks, 200 isolation gowns, and 600 goggles, with a total value of $7868.00.

St. Luke’s Hospital Anesthesiology Department : We donated 120 3M N95 masks, 180 goggles, 150 protective coveralls, and 200 face shields, with a total value of $3652.00.

The doctors were excited and grateful to receive our donations. They made high risk intubation kits out of these PPE so they can grab and go when they conduct intubation for Covid-19 patients.

St. Luke’s Hospital Pearland ER : We donated 60 goggles, with a total value of $415.20.

Sugar Land Donation Event : We donated 180 goggles and 50 protective coveralls, with a total value of $1725.6

Texas Children’s Hospital : We donated 40 3M N95 masks, with a total value of $120.00.

Texas Children’s Pediatric Fannin: We donated 500 KN95 masks, with a total value of $1050.00.

Texas Children’s Pediatric Katy : We donated 500 KN95 masks, 50 protective coveralls, and 100 face shields, with a total value of
$1755.00.

Special thanks to our community partners:
Katy Chinese Neighbors
ConocoPhillips Chinese American Employees 
Chevron Chinese Employee Group

The Covid-19 outbreak has spread exponentially all over the world, with confirmed cases and death toll increasing rapidly. The medical personnel of Houston are now working hard to mitigate the spread and they need all the protection they can have to better help the community.

HCA has already decided to donate boxes of protective gears to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. In the meantime, HCA encourages all community members to make donations to our fund. Together we are stronger!

Goals of the Donations

HCA will purchase much needed medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) from verified suppliers and donate to local hospitals and related institutions for the purpose of fighting Covid-19.

Considering the scarcity of medical supplies at this time, HCA may not be able to fully secure supplies. In that case, HCA will donate the rest of the funds to local hospitals and related institutions to help them fight Covid-19.

Administration of the Funds

HCA is a 501(3) nonprofit organization and every donation is tax deductible. All detailed information about the donation and its use will be published on HCA website.

How can you donate?

Quick Pay: hcatx2014@gmail.com (Please specify your name and email address)

PayPal: hcatx2014@gmail.com (Please choose “Send to Friend“)

HCA website: https://hcaus.org/donate/. (Please choose the third option and write in “Covid-19 Pandemic”)

If you have any questions, please email hcatx2014@gmail.com

HCA is run by volunteers and charges no overhead fees on the funds collected .

HCA does not accept in-kind donations at this time, due to the lack of personnel and potential legal issues regarding the health and safety of volunteers.

In less than 24 hours, HCA collected more than $10,000 of donation, first from its own members, and then through word of mouth to other community members. In less than 36 hours, HCA distributed the first batch of disaster relief tools and equipment such as dehumidifiers, box fans, air blowers, air movers, and generators.

Assistance was delivered all over the greater Houston area including Sugar Land, Memorial, inside the 610 loop, Meyerland, and Katy (Grand Lakes, Canyon Gate, and Kelliwood). Volunteers from other areas that were not flooded such as Pearland also came to help. Numerous volunteers, many inspired by HCA efforts, were formed into groups to help tear down and clean flooded homes.

From September 1 to September 20, HCA collected a total of $64,220 of relief funds. These funds came from HCA members, local community members, and many Chinese community organizations all over the country such as Friends of CPAWV in Morgantown West Virginia, Madison Area Chinese Community Organization (MACCO), Overseas Alumni Association of Shanghai Jiaotong University-School of Medicine, Qiangyou Foundation, Long Island Chinese American Association, Chinese American Association of the Andovers, Chinese American Network of Winchester, and U.S. Chinese Women Organization.