A National Ventilator Lending System could be quickly and efficiently developed to assist states experiencing a shortage of ventilators on a rolling basis as the COVID-19 virus spreads around the nation. The Department of Defense is equipped to handle the logistics of the system.
In the alternative, the Governors of all 50 states could agree to a formula to share ventilators with the most critically affected states and communities to lend ventilators on a rolling basis.
Why is this important?
The greatest urgency to obtain ventilators is currently in New York, New Jersey and Louisiana; however, in the coming weeks, rural communities will experience an overload of COVID-19 cases.
A national ventilator lending system will help all communities in the United States and will save thousands of lives.
