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Mon Apr 6, 2020, 10:47 PM Apr 2020

Company finds much of nation's ventilator stockpile out of service

BOULDER -- Quality Biomedical Inc. has ramped up its production to meet a high demand for servicing ventilators around the U.S. as more hospitals and emergency medical services care for patients with COVID-19.

The Boulder-based company specializes in maintaining respiratory and infusion equipment to be patient-ready.

Since March, state and county offices of emergency management have contacted Quality Biomedical to have their ventilators serviced. Hospitals and emergency medical service providers also are contacting the company.

“We are receiving requests from hospitals all over the country in addition to the emergency preparedness divisions to service their ventilators,” said Tim Worrell, chief commercial officer for Quality Biomedical.

Read more: https://www.reporterherald.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-quality-biomedical-boulder-company-ventilator/
(Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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