Octavia Spencer Donates Respiratory Monitors To Hospitals In Alabama & NYC

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer is doing her part during the Coronavirus crisis by donating Miku breathing monitors to Baptist Health and the Montefiore Health System locations in Alabama, her hometown, and New York, the hub  of the virus in the U.S.

“I, like many of you, have felt helpless in knowing how to help during this time,” she wrote on Instagram. “Seeing what is happening in the communities that I love, I have teamed up with @Mikucare to donate monitors to nursing and medical facilities in Alabama and New York to provide much needed relief to nurses as they navigate care for COVID-19 patients.”

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The monitors that the 47-year-old star is sending to the facilities are contactless, and have “the ability to detect nuanced changes in breathing patterns.”

“With the understanding that respiration is one of the earliest indicators of illness, Miku’s breathing monitoring can indicate potential onset before other symptoms present,” she added. The can also provide “patients and medical personnel a method to communicate safely and effectively with those who have contracted the highly contagious virus.”

Spencer then urged her fans and following to stay home!

“Please everyone do your part to stay safe and stay home in order to protect yourself and the ones you love most and I hope we can all find ways – small and large – to give back to our neighbors, family, and those on the front lines.”