We've Made 200K Medical Gowns!
FABRIC, with the support of the 501(c)(3) non-profit, AZ Apparel Foundation, has manufactured 200,000 FDA-approved reusable, level 2 and 3 isolation gowns since inception!
FABRIC, with the support of the 501(c)(3) non-profit, AZ Apparel Foundation, has manufactured 200,000 FDA-approved reusable, level 2 and 3 isolation gowns since inception!
Four months in and we've made 100,000 reusable isolation gowns for the healthcare industry! Learn about our pandemic journey!
We've quickly pivoted to making isolation gowns to help local and national healthcare workers. Here's what it took to get to this point.
We've now manufactured the equivalent of 8,000,000 disposable gowns. But, these are better. They're reusable and Made in the USA.
FABRIC began its transformation from fashion incubator to PPE manufacturer in mid-March. Two months in, and FABRIC has made over 20,000 reusable isolation gowns.
We now have all four production lines up and running to manufacture reusable isolation gowns for multiple healthcare facilities.
The Navajo Nation currently has the third highest percentage of COVID-19 cases in the US and the most active cases in the state of AZ. Here's how we lent a hand.
Thanks to the generosity of Flinn Foundation, Virginia G. Piper, Charitable Trust, Pakis Center for Business Philanthropy, Tempe Innovation Development Association, Thunderbirds Charities, AZ Community Foundation, an anonymous donor, and individual community donations, the industrial equipment needed to really make an impact has been secured.
FABRIC is now manufacturing thousands of FDA certified reusable isolation and barrier gowns with material flown in by the AZ National Guard.
We’re doing everything we can to make a dent in the PPE shortage, but going from a no-minimum factory to filling large orders of isolation gowns and PPE is a huge undertaking.