HHS funds ventilators for public health emergencies

Government Health IT: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revealed its intentions to fund the development of portable ventilators that could be used in public health emergencies.

The new ventilator will be developed under a three year, $13.8 million contract with Philips Respironics of Murrysville, Pennsylvania. The project will be overseen by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.

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