"Through its capillary network of divisions and local chapters, the organization provided more than $2 million in equipment and supplies to hospitals; established kitchens to feed influenza sufferers and houses for convalescence; transported people, bodies, and supplies; and recruited more than 18,000 nurses and volunteers to serve alongside U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) workers and local health authorities. The ARC also distributed PHS pamphlets and circulars on prevention and care of influenza, and directed its chapters to form influenza committees to work with local health authorities and regional ARC divisions."
- National Library of Medicine
Following the telegraph that U.S Surgeon General Rupert Blue sent to their headquarters, after making the outbreak official. He asked for the ARC to take charge and do what the local authorities could not. The ARC helped with providing the nurses with safe garments for the workers dealing with patients who were ill and providing the nation with $575,000 to help fund it.
"The Production Corps of the Red Cross, one of the most popular volunteer units in Red Cross history, manufactured and provided millions of surgical dressings and articles of clothing for soldiers, veterans and refugees during its years of operation, also making gauze face coverings to prevent the spread of influenza.”
- The American Red Cross, May 10, 2021
