COMING TOGETHER
HOW GM IS MOBILIZING TO COMBAT A GLOBAL CRISIS by HOLLYN SCHUEMANN
GM employee builds a ventilator at the GM Kokomo Operations in Kokomo, Indiana. At General Motors and across the auto industry, generations of employees have been counted on to develop solutions during times of crisis. Today is no different. As COVID-19 has spread across the globe, thousands of our team members, along with our global suppliers, have been working with speed and urgency to get medical professionals the tools they need to save lives, including face masks, other protective equipment and critical care ventilators. The demand for ventilators, in particular, has quickly outpaced the supply. At increasingly
overwhelmed hospitals, access to enough ventilators can be the difference between life and death. That’s why we volunteered to work with Ventec Life Systems to arm front line medical professionals with the Ventec V+Pro, the kind of critical care ventilator needed to treat seriously ill patients. “We joined the fight against the coronavirus because it’s the right thing to do. And because we believe our talent and ingenuity can help the world win this fight,” GM CEO & Chairman Mary Barra said. The V+Pro is portable and can run on battery power, which are important factors as medical professionals Source: American Action Forum
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RIPON FORUM May 2020
