Cuomo says NY needs 30,000 ventilators, pleads with feds for help

[mystery-ak]

Cuomo says NY needs 30,000 ventilators, pleads with feds for help
By Jessie Hellmann - 03/24/20 12:01 PM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) begged the Trump administration on Tuesday for more ventilators, warning that the peak of the coronavirus could hit the state in 14 days.

Cuomo said the state needs at least 30,000 of the breathing machines to care for the influx of coronavirus patients that is expected to hit New York in two weeks. So far, the state has procured 7,000, but has only received 400 from the federal government.

“There is no other way for us to get these ventilators,” Cuomo said at a press conference Tuesday.


“We’ve tried everything else. The only way we can obtain these ventilators is from the federal government. Period.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/489214-cuomo-says-ny-needs-30000-ventilators-pleads-with-feds-for-help

[sneakypete]

NYC is one of the richest places in the world,so why doesn't he just tax his own damn people to pay for them?

[PeteS in CA]

NY will probably get them, but maybe Cuomo should have a chat with Mayor de Blasio:

https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/03/23/nyc-short-medical-supplies-somebody-forgot-order/

NYC Is Short Of Medical Supplies Because Somebody Forgot To Order Them
JAZZ SHAW  Posted at 9:21 am on March 23, 2020

Every time New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio goes on cable news to give an update on the coronavirus situation in his city, he unfailingly makes sure to get in a few jabs blaming Donald Trump for all of our woes. These performances stand in stark contrast to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who has managed to work closely with the White House and get a lot done. The current topic raising concerns in the city is the lack of medical supplies, including surgical masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. There aren’t enough to cover the anticipated patient load when the spread of the virus in Gotham finally peaks. So that must be President Trump’s fault, right?

It didn’t take long for the New York Post to poke a few holes in that trial balloon. A bit of digging through city records revealed that, despite knowing about the spread of the virus back in January, City Hall in New York didn’t put in their first order for additional masks and hand sanitizer until two weeks ago. As usual, bureaucratic red tape was blamed for the lack of planning.
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Even after City Hall finally realized that maybe they needed to order more of these supplies, the process for placing the orders was bungled. The City Comptroller approved the payment for the masks and sanitizer the same day it was received. But it then took at least three days for the other approvals to be stamped. By that time, the supplier New York City normally uses for such orders had already run out. More delays ensued.

I mean, NYC is the largest city in the State of NY (and the US), making this a rather yuge F-up.

[txradioguy]

He wants the entire stockpile for himself.  Greedy little sh*t.

Maybe if he'd listened to his state medical people back in 2016 when they were talking bout the ventilator shortage...he wouldn't be making such ridiculous demands.

[mountaineer]

He wants the entire stockpile for himself.  Greedy little sh*t.

Exactly My first thought. As if no one else in the world matters but Noo Yawkers.

[Smokin Joe]

NYC is one of the richest places in the world,so why doesn't he just tax his own damn people to pay for them?

What? Does he think folks in flyover country have extras? A couple per facility out here can make a big difference. 

[jmyrlefuller]

Current number of active cases is 25,000. New cases have plateaued, currently at 5,000 per day, and should start falling soon as effects of lockdown start to trickle in. That implies a peak in about two weeks that should be around 50,000.

What in the hell is he going to need 30,000 ventilators for?

Of course his projections are off.