At a press conference at UMMC where doctors have figured out how to build emergency ventilators with readily available equipment from Home Depot, Lowe’s and Amazon. Parts only cost about $50.

Tests have been favorable, doctors say, and were just waiting on the right permissions from the medical powers that be.

Dr. Alan Jones said several different kinds of ventilators are currently being used. These are crisis ventilators.

Dr Jones says we must plan for any situation. This is our plan for not running out like NYC and NOLA did.