Nation Too many coronavirus patients, too few ventilators: Outlook in US could get bad, quickly March 18, 2020Ken Alltucker and Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAYComments Off on Too many coronavirus patients, too few ventilators: Outlook in US could get bad, quickly As we face potentially 'the largest workforce crisis in our generation,' hospitals are bracing for ventilator shortages amid the coronavirus outbreak.