Medical rationing is not something Americans are accustomed to, but COVID-19 may soon change that. The specter of rationing is most imminent in New York City, where the virus is spreading rapidly and overwhelming hospitals with patients.
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According to a new report from The New York Times, more than 2,000 ventilators in the federal stockpile can’t be deployed because they were not properly maintained while they were in storage.
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On Tuesday, Tesla founder Elon Musk tweeted that the automaker has a surplus of ventilators to give to hospitals in need—free of charge—as they fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A top New York hospital system is repurposing its anesthetics-dispensing equipment and other devices into makeshift breathing machines since most of its ventilators are already hooked up to COVID-19 patients.
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Ford Motor and General Electric announced that they are partnering up to build tens of thousands of ventilators in the fight against COVID-19. Production is slated to begin on April 20, with 50,000 ventilators manufactured by July.
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