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    Dr Ivan Scrooby standing in front of an anesthetic machine that has a basic ventilator incorporated in the unit. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Scrooby)

    The B.C. town that ‘MacGyvered’ its way into being ready for COVID-19

    How Williams Lake turned four anesthetic machines into ventilators and a flooded space into a negative-pressure isolation unit

    Person on ventilation machine in ICU

    Ventilator shortages could force ‘war-time triage’ at hospitals

    An ER doctor describes possible ethical dilemmas Canadian hospitals could face during the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘These are going to be very, very tough times, ethically speaking’