Hospitals, doctors, nurses call on Trump to 'immediately' ramp up production of medical supplies
Source: The Hill
Associations representing physicians, hospitals and nurses are calling on President Trump to immediately use the Defense Production Act to intensify domestic production of medical supplies amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
"As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country, these supplies are urgently needed to care for our patients and communities," the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association and the American Nurses Association wrote in a letter to Trump on Saturday.
The groups voiced concerns over diminishing supplies in areas hardest hit by the virus's spread, noting that certain health systems are experiencing a shortage of ventilators, N95 respirators, isolation masks and beds in intensive care units.
"Even with an infusion of supplies from the strategic stockpile and other federal resources, there will not be enough medical supplies, including ventilators, to respond to the projected COVID-19 outbreak," the groups wrote.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/488851-hospitals-nurses-call-on-trump-to-immediately-ramp-up-medical
Trump previously said he would only invoke the law in a "worst-case scenario" and that states were in a better position to manage supply shortages.
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