In a recent press release, North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA), one of the leading single-specialty anesthesia and perioperative management companies in the U.S., and Air Methods, the leading air medical service company, announced they have partnered to provide 34 portable, critical-care ventilators to New York’s largest healthcare system.
Ventilator shortages have been a major obstacle to saving lives in New York, which has been the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.
Upon learning of these shortages, Air Methods clinical teams from air medical bases across the country quickly pulled together 34 spare ventilators and shipped them to New York, where NAPA delivered them to the health system.
“This was a fantastic team effort, from the support of our clinical leadership to our supply chain teammates getting the ventilators quickly out the door for delivery to those patients most in need,” said Air Methods CEO JaeLynn Williams. “And working with NAPA is just another example of how this country and the medical community are working together to fulfill our mission of caring for and protecting our patients."