And just like that, everyone forgot he never delivered the ventilators he bragged about. This is how a fly by night works.
Ventilators were delivered. https://twitter.com/doctorsomil/status/1250872575422423041?s=21
Not only did he not deliver them, they needed assembly. Not only did they need assembly, but they didn't work, not only did they not work, but they weren't technically ventilators. Not sure why people are so anxious to attack Musk on this. He made and delivered something less than a ventialtor, but better than a cpap machine.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/tech/elon-musk-ventilators-california/index.html
CNN contacted 10 California hospitals identified by Musk in the partial list of recipients he posted on Thursday. Of the four hospitals that responded, all said they had received bilevel positive airway pressure (biPAP) or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines — devices that can aid breathing and be used for sleep apnea. None had received ventilators. "We received six CPAPs and we are very grateful for the gift," said a spokesperson for Sonoma Valley Hospital.
Mammoth Hospital also said it received 10 bilevel machines from Tesla. "They're not full ventilators but there are lots of people that need breathing assistance," a spokesperson said, calling the donation "very gracious."
Los Angeles County officials said they received from Tesla 100 bilevel units manufactured by the company ResMed in late March. "They have been distributed to hospitals in our system and are being used as intended," said Kathleen Piché, Director of Public Information for L.A. County Department of Health Services. "These units are used for breathing and airway support, reducing the need for certain patients to be placed on mechanical ventilation."
Musk's donation of medical devices to California hospitals mirrors his gift to New York hospitals. In that case, too, he sent biPAPs instead of ventilators, as first reported in the Financial Times.