The Bath County Extension office, in collaboration with local county government, local EMS, the regional health department and the 10 surrounding counties served as a regional receiving station for much needed medical supplies related to the covid 19 pandemic.  The Bath County facility was designed to handle shipping and receiving of produce with loading docks, forklifts and pallet movers.  Because of our unique design and available equipment, the Bath County facility was designated early on as a regional DES facility that could be activated in times of emergency.  As part of that activation, the agents and staff of the Bath County facility acted under the direction of DES and the Gateway regional health department to facilitate the delivery, sorting, repackaging and shipping of PPe supplies, hand sanitizers and other essential medical supplies to distribution to the 10 counties in our service area.  To this point, the Bath County facility has participated in the distribution of 3 major shipments.  We continue to remain on standby in case the facility is activated for future shipments or storage needs. We are proud to be an essential part of the efforts to deal with ongoing medical emergency.