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Northridge Hospital Sends Supplies To Ukraine: Report

Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center is donating essential medical supplies to Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion.

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Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center prepared its second of three shipments headed to Ukraine with essential surgical supplies.
Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center prepared its second of three shipments headed to Ukraine with essential surgical supplies. (Colin Miner/Patch)

NORTHRIDGE, CA — Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center on Thursday organized a shipment of emergency medical supplies to send to Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.

The shipment, which includes 10 pallets of tourniquets, surgical dressings, needles and more, is the second of the hospital's three planned shipments.

This isn't the first time the hospital has sent emergency medical supplies around the world amid a natural disaster or emergency, according to LA Daily News.

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