Friday, October 04, 2024
46.0°F
This undated photo provided by Vyaire Medical, Inc. shows a 3100A ventilator. U.S. hospitals bracing for a possible onslaught of coronavirus patients with pneumonia and other breathing difficulties could face a critical shortage of mechanical ventilators and health care workers to operate them. (Ken Hansen/Vyaire Medical, Inc. via AP)

Stories this photo appears in:

Hospitals fear shortage of ventilators for virus patients
March 17, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Hospitals fear shortage of ventilators for virus patients

U.S. hospitals bracing for a possible onslaught of coronavirus patients with pneumonia and other breathing difficulties could face a critical shortage of mechanical ventilators and health care workers to operate them.