Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Announces Health Department Approved BiPAP Machines to Be Converted Into Ventilators
April 03, 2020
April 03, 2020
ALBANY, New York, April 3 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 2:
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the State Department of Health has approved Northwell's protocol allowing BiPAP machines to be converted into ventilators. The State has purchased 3,000 BiPAP machines from Philips in Pittsburgh, and 750 machines are already in stock and will be distributed to hospitals. The State has already taken a number o . . .
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the State Department of Health has approved Northwell's protocol allowing BiPAP machines to be converted into ventilators. The State has purchased 3,000 BiPAP machines from Philips in Pittsburgh, and 750 machines are already in stock and will be distributed to hospitals. The State has already taken a number o . . .