DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Ford Motor Company has halted production on vehicles and engines but United Auto Workers in plants are now producing face shields and ventilators for area hospitals.
So far, Ford has produced over 30,000 FDA approved face shields to health care workers in DFW. “We anticipate to produce more as the need arises and hospitals are reaching out to us if they need more shields,” said Robert Beaird with Ford. “We are leveraging our in house 3D printing capabilities to produce components for the face shields and using strict guidelines from the FDA,” he said. 
The face shields fully block the face and eyes from accidental contact with liquids and when paired with N95 respirators can be a more effective way to limit potential exposure to coronavirus than N95 respirators alone.
Beaird said Ford is helping around 15 Medical City Hospitals in North Texas:
*RECEIVED
Medical City Arlington – 1,000 face shields
Medical City Dallas – 1,000 face shields
Medical City Denton – 1,000 face shields
Medical City Heart & Spine – 1,000 face shields
Medical City Irving – 3,000 face shields
Medical City Lewisville – 3,000 face shields
Medical City McKinney – 3,000 face shields
Medical City McKinney Wysong Campus – 3,000 face shields
**ARRIVING SOON
Medical City Fort Worth – 3,000 face shields
Medical City Frisco – 3,000 face shields
Medical City North Richland Hills – 3,000 face shields
Medical City Plano – 3,000 face shields
Medical City Weatherford – 3,000 face shields
In collaboration with GE Healthcare, Ford also expects to produce 50,000 ventilators and distribute them to hospitals throughout the country within the next 100 days. Ford also has the ability to produce 30,000 a month thereafter as needed.
