Medical supplies are high in demand and short in supply amid the global coronavirus crisis, and now, help is coming from an unexpected source: television shows.

Medical dramas including Greys Anatomy, Station 19 and The Resident are all donating surgical gloves and masks that are used as props on the shows to aid real-life doctors in the fight against the virus.

At Station 19, we were lucky enough to have about 300 of the coveted N95 masks which we donated to our local fire station, Krista Vernoff, executive producer of ABCs Greys Anatomy and Station 19 told Good Morning America in a statement. They were tremendously grateful. At Greys Anatomy, we have a back-stock of gowns and gloves which we are donating as well. We are all overwhelmed with gratitude for our healthcare workers during this incredibly difficult time, and in addition to those donations, we are doing our part to help them by staying home.

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While the United States has a stockpile of 13 million N95 respirator masks, the government predicts that as many as 1 billion masks might be needed in the next six months.

Other television shows that will be making similar donations include The Good Doctor and Filthy Rich, which will donate cleaning supplies and food pallets.

This kind of community support means so much to our #frontlineproviders who are making many sacrifices to staff our hospitals and care for our community, Dr. Karen L. Law, program director of Internal Medicine Residency Program at Emory University, told CNN of the donations her team received from The Resident.

She took to Instagram to express her gratitude:

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"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." . To the entire team @theresidentonfox, thank you for this incredibly generous donation of #PPE from your set, including gowns, masks, gloves, and all the things our healthcare workers need to provide safe care for our community during #COVID19. . Yesterday, I had a serious discussion with the residents about how, though supplies are low, a magical shipment of masks is unlikely to arrive. And yet, a magical shipment of masks DID arrive, in the form of this very generous gesture. This kind of community support means so much to our #frontlineproviders who are making many sacrifices to staff our hospitals and care for our community. . Thank you, @theresidentonfox and @foxtv for being helpers. We needed this kind of good news today. . PS: Sorry it's not a great pic, but the focus was not on the photo at the time. Similarly, the team @theresidentonfox are good citizens doing good deeds and not looking for a shout out. Though I encourage all to support The Resident and the great team behind the show and to pay their good deed forward any way you can. . #Hurstlife #residentlife #emoryIMresidents #lookforthehelpers #gratitude

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Yesterday, I had a serious discussion with the residents about how, though supplies are low, a magical shipment of masks is unlikely to arrive, she wrote. And yet, a magical shipment of masks DID arrive, in the form of this very generous gesture.

This personal protective equipment is much needed right now to keep our health-care workers and first-responders safe! Kudos to these shows for pitching in however they can.

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