When Greg Czapiga noticed a demand his business could fulfill, he and his team quickly jumped into action
Czapiga is the vice president of sales and marketing for Procare LTC in Cheshire, which was one of the few businesses deemed essential during the COVID-19 crisis and, thus, has remained open throughout the lockdown.
Czapiga and the rest of the Procare LTC team were able to manufacture 600 32-ounce bottles of hand sanitizer, which were given not just to Procare’s customers, but also to local Cheshire first responders who needed support in the early weeks of the onset of the virus.
Procare LTC is a long-term care pharmacy that fills prescriptions for nursing homes and other extended-stay facilities. The Procare facility, which is on Highland Avenue, is outfitted with specialized equipment in order to compound various medications, and was able to easily switch from manufacturing medications to hand sanitizer due to the nature of the process
The nation has seen a high demand for hand sanitizer since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis and the implementation of social distancing guidelines in order to help stop the spread of the disease.
“We are a long-term care pharmacy and we were able to identify a need for hand sanitizer and help supply it,” he said. “We did two rounds of hand sanitizer in-house and we’re able to give them out to those who needed it.”
Procare LTC services about 60 nursing homes in Connecticut, 70 in Massachusetts, and about 100 in New York, all of which received some of the sanitizer Procare created.
“We gave bottles to the police and fire departments, along with really anyone who asked for it,” Czapiga added.”
A few months ago, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont lifted the restrictions on pharmacies regarding mass compounding, therefore freeing Procare to manufacture a significant amount of hand sanitizer in a short amount of time.
“You need about three main ingredients to make the sanitizer; usually glycerol, a gelling agent, and sometimes people might use aloe or another skin suitable ingredient,” explained Czapiga.
The bottles were well received by the community and across Connecticut, and according to Czapiga, his team was thanked for their innovative thinking and quick response to the crisis.
“It was really cool that FOX 61 came out and did a story on us. We just want to make sure people remain safe during all of this,” commented Czapiga. “We are all in this together and we have to look out for each other.”
While Czapiga and his team have no plans to restart making sanitizer for mass production, the option is still being considered as the COVID-19 crisis continues to spread amongst local communities.
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