FEMA Has 10,469 Ventilators for Distribution Through New Process, Hospital Association Says

FEMA Has 10,469 Ventilators for Distribution Through New Process, Hospital Association Says
An employee of Hamilton Medical AG tests a ventilator at a plant in Domat/Ems, Switzerland, on March 18, 2020. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) said April 1 that federal authorities have thousands of ventilators in reserve and will distribute them to needy states according to a new process.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has 10,469 ventilators—devices that help seriously ill patients breathe—and plans to ship them to states “in the amount needed to manage the immediate crisis,” AHA said in a statement.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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