A small business in Central New York is playing a big role in the Middle East as the United Arab Emirates opens field hospitals to handle a potential surge in coronavirus patients.
The HealthWay Family of Brands of Pulaski is supplying about 3,000 medical-grade air cleaning systems to temporary field hospitals the UAE has opened in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
It’s the largest single order in the history of the company, said Vinny Lobdell, president of the family-owned business.
HealthWay, which has stayed open as an essential business in New York, has doubled its workforce at its Oswego County plant from 34 in January to more than 60 to keep up with soaring demand during the pandemic, Lobdell said.
HealthWay’s patented air purifiers have not been certified by U.S. regulators to remove the virus that causes COVID-19.
But the UAE Ministry of Health and other buyers are encouraged by previous tests that show the equipment’s filters remove 99.99 percent of the H1N1 virus, which is smaller than the new coronavirus, Lobdell said.
About half of the portable air cleaners for the UAE have been manufactured at the Pulaski plant, which is operating at full capacity. Additional units are made at a HealthWay plant in China. The air purifiers are sold under the Intellipure and HealthWay brand names.
Lobdell declined to disclose financial details of the transaction with the UAE, saying only that it was multi-million-dollar order.
The United Arab Emirates had more than 11,300 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections and 89 deaths by the end of April, according to the Associated Press.
Workers in the United Arab Emirates unpack air purifiers made by HealthWay in Pulaski, N.Y., preparing the portable units for installation in field hospitals in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.Provide photo
The federation of seven sheikdoms has slowly re-opened shopping malls and restaurants in an attempt to restore its economy while battling the pandemic.
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