As ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø approaches its peak in hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases, health systems continue to prepare so they can keep patients alive.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø State Senator and intensive care doctor, Saud Anwar worries ventilator capacities may soon become overstretched. So he reached out to friends in the design and manufacturing communities to create a novel solution. This hour, we hear more from Dr. Anwar as we talk about innovation during this public health crisis.
Coming up, we learn about the role ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s manufacturing sector is playing to address the unprecedented need for medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE). As ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and the country face a crisis unlike anything in our lifetimes, will innovators meet the challenge?
GUESTS:
- State Senator Dr. Saud Anwar - Medical doctor who specializes in lung disease and critical care at Manchester Memorial Hospital; as senator he represents East Hartford, Ellington, East Windsor and South Windsor in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø General Assembly ()
- Fiona Murray - Associate Dean of Innovation at the , and co-director of the .
- Mike Stimson - Director of strategic engagement and process at CONNSTEP; he’s been involved in setting up and executing the , which matches CT manufacturers with health care providers who need PPE
- Nish Acharya- and a Senior Fellow at the ()
Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
