Nike is donating 30,000 pairs of shoes, specifically designed for healthcare workers to health systems and hospitals in cities across the United States.
The company went to OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon, to study those in the profession. They took into account the challenges of those on the job — including long hours on their feet and liquid spills — and the comfort needed for long shifts.
Nike partnered up with Good360, a non-profit specializing in efficient distribution of product donations, to help deliver the shoes to workers in Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, and New York City, and within the Veterans Health Administration, according to Nike.
The company said healthcare workers in New York City and Los Angeles will also receive about 95,000 pairs of soccer socks offering mild compression.
