//HHS to work with GM under Defense Production Act to produce 30,000 ventilators for national stockpile

HHS to work with GM under Defense Production Act to produce 30,000 ventilators for national stockpile

The Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced a nearly $500 million contract with General Motors under the Defense Production Act to produce 30,000 ventilators that will be delivered to the national stockpile to help treat coronavirus patients.The ventilators would be delivered to the Strategic National Stockpile by the end of August with a production schedule allowing for the delivery of 6,132 ventilators