ventilators
The Cost of Ventilators Just Skyrocketed — And New York Needs Thousands More
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the price of ventilators has soared from less than $20,000 to more than $50,000.
General Electric Workers Launch Protest, Demand to Make Ventilators
GE workers who normally make jet engines say their facilities are sitting idle while the country faces a dire ventilator shortage.
'Mississippi’s Never Going to Be China': These Southern Governors Are in No Rush to Close Their States Over Coronavirus
So far, 23 states have issued shelter-in-place orders in lieu of a federal order to stay at home.
Coronavirus Is Bad in the Cities. It Could Be Even Worse Outside of Them
Shortages in hospital staff, equipment, and space could force doctors in rural regions of the U.S. to begin the kind of unthinkable rationing decisions that have been reported in Italy.
Trump Says He’s Mobilizing the National Guard in New York, California, and Washington
“This is not martial law,” FEMA director Pete Gaynor said.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Is Urging Trump to Nationalize the Production of Masks and Ventilators
New York State now has more than half of all cases nationwide and 5% of all cases, according to Cuomo.
Here's How New York Hospitals Could Decide Who Gets a Ventilator — and Who Doesn't
VICE News spoke with Dr. Tia Powell, a physician and bioethicist who helped write the guidelines.
U.S. Hospitals Are Wildly Unprepared to Deal With How Bad the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Get
“What's the point of testing if they're not going to get admitted to the hospital?”
Fixers Are Crowdsourcing Medical Equipment Repair Information
The iFixit community is asking for help obtaining ventilator repair manuals amid the coronavirus pandemic.