[chbot] COVID-19, are there any doctors, nurses, or medics on this list ?

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On 30/03/2020, andrew dean <nzandydean at gmail.com> wrote:
> I asked my wife (critical care nurse at chch ICU) and she is optimistic.
> Apparently one of the three major ventilator manufacturers is Fischer and
> Paykal, here in nz, so we have a better stockpile than most hospitals
> worldwide.

FWIW while doing some follow up research on this information I did
discover a number of ventilator articles that mentioned F&P but the
only direct reference I could find was this one:

"""
Fisher & Paykel is New Zealand’s best-known medical equipment
manufacturer, and sells respiratory products - but not ventilators.

“We do not manufacture ventilators and don’t have expertise in this
specific product area,” spokesperson Karen Knott told Newsroom
yesterday. “Right now the company is currently focused on responding
to increased demand for respiratory humidification products and we
think that is the best thing we can be doing in these challenging
times.”
"""

(From: <https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2020/03/19/1089022/businesses-ardern-move-fast-on-medical-ventilators>)

The applicable part of their website appears to be:
<https://www.fphcare.com/nz/hospital/adult-respiratory/invasive-ventilation/>

--Philip;