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Do you have an iPhone or iPad lying around you\u2019re not using? Thinking of upgrading? Time to take that (gently) used device and donate it to someone who could really use it right now.<\/p>\n

A group of second-year medical students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are collecting smartphones, tablet computers and laptops \u2014 anything with internet connectivity and a camera, made by Apple or any other brand \u2014 and donating them to LAC+USC Medical Center and other Los Angeles hospitals. They, in turn, will distribute them to patients who are infected with COVID-19 and who may be isolated from family and friends.<\/p>\n

A drive-through donation box has been set up and will be open Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Biggy parking structure\u2019s parking attendant booth, 1334 Biggy Street, on the Health Sciences Campus. Check out the flyer for more info. Those who can\u2019t make it can fill out an online donation form, and the L.A. group will come pick up the device.<\/p>\n

Donors are encouraged to wipe all data from their devices before donating. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to do so.<\/p>\n

Janine Cadet, who\u2019s helping to lead the local effort, says isolation and loneliness were challenges patients in a hospital setting faced even before the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine: You can\u2019t have visitors, you can\u2019t have your family and friends there to support you,\u201d said Cadet, who has researched the health effects of isolation and loneliness of patients. \u201cWe wanted to combat that by bringing in these devices so people can stay connected. We\u2019re hoping that this will benefit outcomes and help people recover more quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other Keck School students involved are Katherine Bick, Neal Nathan, Emmy Jin, and Kristina van de Goor. All are from the Class of 2022.<\/p>\n

Cadet said the group\u2019s goal is to donate anywhere from 300 to 500 devices to local hospitals, clinics and affiliated partners who are treating COVID-19 patients. USC\u2019s Global Medicine<\/a> program has donated about two dozen unused iPads from the department.<\/p>\n

Cadet says the group\u2019s first donation to LAC+USC will come next Monday. They\u2019re also working with Adventist Health White Memorial and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Bick says in addition to the isolation patients feel while undergoing treatment for the virus, they often lack someone close to them to help decide on treatments and other issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvolving family in medical decisions is important,\u201d she said. \u201cThat has really been lost during the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The national program, Connect for COVID<\/a>, has raised nearly $6,000 (out of a goal of $10,000) on a GoFundMe page<\/a>. That initiative was started by two brothers: Sunny Sandhu and Manraj Singh. According to a story in TIME<\/a> last month, Singh. Sandhu, a senior at Princeton University (where Cadet went as an undergrad), had to self-isolate because of possible exposure to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Though physically alone, Sandhu was pleasantly surprised by how connected video chatting made him feel to friends and family around the world. But he quickly realized he \u201cwas fortunate enough to have a smart device in my hands [and] many others weren\u2019t.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>After that experience, Sandhu and Singh, a consultant with Deloitte, started asking friends who worked in the medical field if they could use donated smart devices to help patients connect with their families. They got an overwhelming response, and forged partnerships with medical students in cities including Baltimore, New York, Miami, Boston and Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u201cNot having a smartphone isn\u2019t a human rights issue,\u201d Singh says. \u201cBut dying alone, without your loved ones in your corner, that is.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Add Los Angeles to that list of cities where donation programs are spreading.<\/p>\n

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