No matter who you are or what walk of life you live, you have been impacted by the current epidemic in one way or another. Those that have been unlucky enough to be infected by the virus have been subject to the dangers that it imposes. In cases that are more advanced, patients may even develop symptoms of pneumonia. There are even some unfortunate patients that have developed this pneumonia in both of their lungs. For this reason, the use of ventilators is a necessity. Through the pandemic, hospitals have had to deal with a shortage of these machines resulting in the difficult decision of who gets to use the ventilators and who does not.

Hospitals are not only having to deal with a lack of ventilators, but also ones that are within arms reach, but not working properly. The biomedical technicians that know how to repair these machines are few and far between and are already being stretched all too thin. So, what is to be done to fix the current shortage of ventilators?  

1. Assess the situation: The first step in determining what is to be done is to identify the problem. Manufacturers of these machines have begun to clamp down and are not releasing any information concerning the service manuals of these machines.
2. Find alternate solutions: It is becoming absolutely vital that a solution is discovered to this issue. Due to the fact that there are countless makes of ventilators, it is beginning to seem improbable that the ventilators in use throughout the country today will last very long if they begin to malfunction. 
3. Third-party repairs: The manufacturers of these machines are pushing the narrative that it is extremely dangerous and irresponsible to have a third-party entity even attempt to repair these machines. This is not the case and may just be the way that this dilemma is solved. 

At Coast Biomedical, we believe in doing what is best for the safety of the general public. The well-being of our customers is our number one concern during these trying times. We take pride in the quality of our ventilators, but also provide services and have the appropriate skills and clearance to make repairs. If you have ventilators in need of repair, contact the Coast Biomedical team to request service.