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Amazon exec Dave Clark praised the CDC mask guidance, saying it will go a "long way" in reducing vaccine hesitancy

"People needed to see and hear that there was actually a path forward," Amazon's Dave Clark said during a US Chamber of Commerce forum. Dave Clark, Amazon's Chief Executive Officer of W.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 18th, 2021

Chart Industries plans $2.5M expansion in Theodore

A Theodore company is expanding its facility and adding jobs. Chart Industries, the new owner of Worthington Industries, is investing $2.5 million to improve its existing facility, construct a new building and purchase needed equipment. The move wi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 21st, 2021

Apple, Ford, and GM are stepping up to address global shortages of ventilators, hand sanitizer, face masks, and gowns. Here"s a running list of companies helping out.

Karen Ducey/Getty Images Healthcare workers across the globe face dire shortages of equipment needed to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, including ventilators, face masks, gowns, and hand sanitizer.  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 5th, 2020

Protective equipment, testing needs stand between hospitals and resuming elective surgeries

A six-week backlog in surgeries has built up, after hospitals canceled surgeries to preserve equipment needed to fight Covid-19......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 24th, 2020

Northwestern teams up with startup to source coronavirus supplies

Chicago startup Rheaply has teamed up with Northwestern University to get Illinois healthcare professionals much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to address supply shortages amid the coronavirus crisis. The initiativ.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 15th, 2020

GM begins production of ventilators for U.S. government

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it had started producing ventilators in the volume needed to treat severely ill coronavirus patients and would deliver the first batch of the medical equipment to the U.S. government this month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 14th, 2020

GM begins mass production of ventilators for US government

General Motors said Tuesday it started mass production of ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and will deliver the first batch of the medical equipment to the United States government this month......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 14th, 2020

GM begins mass production of ventilators for US government

General Motors said Tuesday it started mass production of ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and will deliver the first batch of the medical equipment to the United States government this month......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 14th, 2020

GM begins mass production of ventilators for U.S. government

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it has started mass production of ventilators needed to treat severely sick coronavirus patients and would deliver the first batch of the medical equipment to the United States government this month......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 14th, 2020

FedEx adds 150 flights from Asia to U.S. to deliver medical equipment

With the coronavirus infecting more than half a million people in the U.S., FedEx planes have flown thousands of miles delivering much-needed medical equipment. Now, with the disease raging, and the necessity for relief increasing, the company is r.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 14th, 2020

Axon commits at least $1M for masks, other needed items in COVID-19 fight

Scottsdale-based Axon Enterprise Inc. said it will spend $1 million to provide personal protective equipment to first responders in the fight against COVID-19. Axon (Nasdaq:AAXN) said it will also match up to $500,000 in community donations, whic.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2020

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to stop export of masks

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order directing his administration to stop N-95 face masks and other personal protective equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic from being exported to other countries......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 3rd, 2020

Exclusive: Snap"s Spectacles team is making coronavirus face shields

Snap Lab, the hardware team behind Snap Inc.'s Spectacles video sunglasses, has pivoted at least temporarily to produce medical face shields during the coronavirus crisis. The much-needed equipment is being donated to ICU staff at Cedars-Sinai Me.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 3rd, 2020

3M, Trump spar over N95 face masks

3M said it would increase production and import more of the N95 face masks to the United States after President Trump invoked a law to help ease a shortage of the crucial equipment needed by medical staff. Conway G. Gittens has more......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersApr 3rd, 2020

An American factory shifted from making outdoor gear to face shields in just 8 days. Here"s how.

Courtesy of Flowfold A Maine company that creates outdoor gear has become one of many US factories to pivot to producing urgently needed personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Flowfold, which is best known for its wallets made of recycl.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 3rd, 2020

Canada signs agreement with Amazon Canada to distribute medical equipment

Canada has signed an agreement with Amazon Canada to ensure medical equipment is delivered where it is most needed in the country's fight against the cornonavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 3rd, 2020

Inside Ford automotive factory producing medical equipment

To meet the growing number of hospital supplies needed to.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 1st, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she has "serious questions" about the national strategic stockpile needed to fight the coronavirus

Reuters Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot raised questions about the national strategic stockpile of personal protection equipment and ventilators in a.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 31st, 2020

The state asked for manufacturers" help fighting COVID-19. Hundreds of hands went up.

A new state program isn’t for medical device firms, but textile manufacturers, defense contractors and others that believe they can repurpose their operations to make badly needed medical equipment......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 31st, 2020

Tesla, Apple, and Ford are stepping up to address global shortages of ventilators, hand sanitizer, face masks, and gowns. Here"s a running list of companies helping out.

Karen Ducey/Getty Images Healthcare workers across the globe face dire shortages of equipment needed to combat the nove.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 27th, 2020