[mfashby]

This is the comment that was in my thoughts and I failed to write it.

I really hope they 1. Open source it 2. continue to work on this throughout the crisis and get it to a state where its actually suitable for critical care, and then 3. Work on achieving the relevant certification.

It sounds (just guessing) like the device vendor sells their own software separately, and is unwilling to budge on price during this time, forcing an already stretched hospital to look for new solutions.