Empowering the Biomedical/CE Professional
The New England Society of Clinical Engineering
It’s not often that a biomed association or society’s first impressions are made through their website, but in the case of The New England Society of Clinical Engineering (NESCE), the tan, blue and white website has a professional look and provides a hint of the caliber of organization it represents. The NESCE membership is “comprised of biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, hospital IT specialists, medical equipment sales and service representatives and other individuals involved in the area of healthcare technology management and medical equipment maintenance and support,” according to the website. The group’s officers include: Barrett Franklin, President; Danielle McGeary,...
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Clinical Engineering Department
One of the country’s leading pediatric hospitals is Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, according to U.S. News and World Report. Caring for infants, children and adolescents from across the country and around the world, the hospital has pioneered many procedures and was ranked No. 1 in pediatric gastroenterology and No. 2 in pediatric pulmonology. The facility was established more than 125 years ago as a nonprofit pediatric medical center. Treatment centers include a heart institute, liver care center and cancer and blood disease institute. There are also facilities that help support the patients parents. Many medical breakthrough discoveries have originated...
Corey Weeden
The biomeds nominated as TechNation’s Professional of the Month are often humble. They don’t see themselves as particularly special: just people doing their job as best they can. That would describe this month’s honoree, Corey Weeden, Biomedical Equipment Technician at Crystal Run Healthcare. “I’m not really anyone special. I enjoy my job, do it to the best of my ability and work hard to keep the patients and staff as safe as possible,” Weeden says. Juggling dual obligations, Weeden handles the duties of his BMET position with Crystal Run Healthcare while simultaneously executing his duties as an Air National Guardsman....
Dennis Duck, CBET
How many people decide to become a biomed on a tropical island ? Well, at least Okinawa Island has palm trees. Dennis Duck, CBET, was a hospital corpsman in the Navy, stationed on Okinawa when a tech he knew piqued his interest in biomed. Duck had already had an interest in electronics for several years, so it seemed like a good fit for a career change. He had wanted to become an electronics technician, but the Navy had already met its quota for enlistees that year. At the time, a biomed was a hospital corpsman who worked on medical equipment....
Technical Prospects
Technical Prospects is a family owned and operated business that is dedicated to quality . The company’s vision statement reads, “Technical Prospects will become the most respected and widely used provider of pre-owned medical imaging parts.” Clearly, the company has set its goals high, and they are doing everything they can to achieve those goals. “Our commitment to ensure quality and continued dedication to customer service will be paramount to our success,” the statement continues. “We would like to promote a work environment where we have optimum teamwork, efficient communication, and a positive yet challenging atmosphere.” And the company has...
Medical University of South Carolina Biomedical Engineering Department
Started as a small private college to train doctors in 1824, the Medical University of South Carolina has evolved over the subsequent 187 years to become an 82-acre medical complex with 93 buildings. It includes six colleges for the education of health care professionals. Contained within the MUSC are more than 17,000 medical devices valued at more than $230 million. The Biomedical Engineering Department is responsible for maintaining and repairing all of it. Located in two main shops and two satellite shops, the department also has a shop responsible for tube system operation and maintenance. In addition to the main...
Florida Biomedical Society
The sunshine state has a biomedical society that spans the length of the state, from the panhandle down to Miami. Composed of five local chapters, the Florida Biomedical Society (FBS) consists of the Gulf Coast Biomed Society, the Northeast Florida Association of Medical Instrumentation, the Central Florida Biomedical Instrumentation Society, the Sun Coast Association of Medical Instrumentation and the South Florida Association of Medical Instrumentation. The FBS finds its roots back in 1985. There was no statewide association at the time and clinical engineer Frank Magnarelli from Miami sat in on a meeting that was coordinated by Tom Judd, Director...
Ozark Biomedical
When it comes to the centrifuge business, there’s no company more authoritative on the subject than Ozark Biomedical. In fact, the Beebe, Ark.-based organization is so knowledgeable about the industry that it’s widely regarded as an international expert in centrifuge parts and sales. Offering both new and refurbished centrifuges as well as new and used circuit boards and parts, Ozark Biomedical serves as a repair depot for motors, latches, circuit boards and centrifuges and offers free technical support to customers. Although Ozark Biomedical has admittedly come a long way since its humble beginnings – when Bruce Pursell and Bruce “Beemer”...
Pittsburgh Annual Biomedical Conference
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. This paraphrase of the Emerson quote can be applied to the biomed community as well: Stage a biomed conference where one is needed and the local biomed community will come. That seemed to be the case in New Kensington, Pa., at the Penn State New Kensington campus recently. The cooperation of a well-known medical device manufacturer and a wellknown biomed program were the impetus for the first Pittsburgh Annual Biomedical Conference. The event was co-sponsored by MEDRAD Service and the Penn State University Biomedical Engineering Technology...
