NYS overbought pandemic gear, comptroller urges future changes

NYS overbought pandemic gear, comptroller urges future changes

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Thousands of pieces of medical equipment New York State purchased during the pandemic are sitting in warehouses unused. In response to the COVID pandemic in 2020, then Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of energy, allowing him to suspend traditional purchasing practices. The state spent more than $450 million dollars on medical equipment such as ventilators, oxygen tanks, and x-ray machines. A recent New York State C…

State needs storage plan for medical equipment says State Comptroller audit

NEW YORK — In an audit released Friday, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said the state has to improve storage for the stockpile of medical equipment gained during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release on the audit, New York state bought hundreds of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including ventilators and x-ray machines, that now sits unused in storage facilities across the…

NY Spent $452M on Medical Equipment During Pandemic That Went Unused

An audit by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli revealed that nearly all of the 247,000 medical devices purchased during COVID-19 remain unused, with maintenance lapses and poor oversight risking future readiness.