Maybe worse even for local mom and pop operations. Local hardware 'everything' store, I asked them about canning lids, didn't have any and said they were having trouble getting pretty well everything they stock. I work in a small hospital, when this all started and we were trying to order masks and such, they would check our history and see we are small pickins and wouldn't even deal with us, they were saving all the supplies for the big hospitals who order things by the thousands.
My wife is a procurement officer at a University Veterinarian teaching hospital. She has experienced the same stuff you have addressed. Gowns, masks and gloves. Fortunately, she has been slowly upping the DED’s with several suppliers such as Medline.
My wife is a procurement officer at a University Veterinarian teaching hospital. She has experienced the same stuff you have addressed. Gowns, masks and gloves. Fortunately, she has been slowly upping the DED’s with several suppliers such as Medline.