N.L. might have enough ventilators, but union worried it's short on people to operate them As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients rises, so too does the need for respiratory therapists. But one union says those key medical people are already stretched thin. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 25, 2021 7:27 PM NT | Last Updated: February 26 Hospitalizations could rise as a result of the recent B117 outbreak, and respiratory therapists are worried about a worst-case scenario.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)