{"id":11635,"date":"2020-05-08T06:51:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T06:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/austin-area-company-pivots-to-ventilator-production-to-help-covid-19-patients\/"},"modified":"2020-05-08T06:51:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T06:51:13","slug":"austin-area-company-pivots-to-ventilator-production-to-help-covid-19-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/tech\/austin-area-company-pivots-to-ventilator-production-to-help-covid-19-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin area company pivots to ventilator production to help COVID-19 patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UjDy6q8C8Us\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Austin nonprofit AIR BOOST got an idea: to create a low-cost ventilator tailored to the needs of doctors treating COVID-19 patients.<br \/>\nPflugerville company Sisu dropped all projects it was working to make that happen, they&#8217;re ready to produce thousands. Story shot, written, and edited by Alyssa Goard.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Austin area company pivots to ventilator production to help COVID-19 patients<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Austin+area+company+pivots+to+ventilator+production+to+help+COVID-19+patients&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Austin area company pivots to ventilator production to help COVID-19 patients - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66471a1cc76343c69952654dde7678c3&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fbusinessmirror.com.ph%2F2024%2F05%2F02%2Fbong-go-reminds-doh-of-mandate-to-help-poor-and-indigent-patients%2F&amp;c=3448551937752998690&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBong Go reminds DOH of mandate to help poor and indigent patients\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>How can we help someone like this through the MAIP program? 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