The do-it-yourself craze has been enough to support several big box store chains, along with their contractor customers. Manufacturers have produced many products with DIY’ers in mind. A number of cable shows have reinforced the confidence of DIY’ers everywhere that they can turn a lump of coal into a diamond.
Author: K. Richard Douglas
There is a city in Illinois where you can be assured that things won’t be erratic; it’s Normal, Illinois. The city is home to Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, a 221-bed not-for-profit hospital. Including its predecessor hospitals, Advocate BroMenn is more than a 100 years old. A heart center was added in 2003 and a major addition was added to the main hospital in 2012.
It seems to be a story that often sounds like a broken record; the HTM professional who found his calling at an early age. They liked to fix things, take things apart or work with their hands. This would be a story to take with a grain of salt if it weren’t for the fact that it is so common among biomeds. So many discovered what would eventually be their vocation early in life.
Young guys who like to work on their cars are sometimes referred to as “motor heads” or “gear heads.” They love modifying cars or motorcycles, often with the intent of making the vehicle faster. The ability to work on engines, suspensions, transmissions and other components is a skill that stays with them well into their older years. Although the technology might advance, the basic principles remain the same.
Going through HTM training, there may be one particular piece of advice from an instructor that hits home and stays with a biomed. Hector Gonzalez, CBET, a biomedical technician in the Biomedical Technology Services Department with Baylor Scott & White Healthcare in McKinney, Texas is no exception. Gonzalez has repeated the story many times.
In the age of the Internet, when everyone and every database can be connected and accessed, the opportunities for learning are abundant. Anyone with an Internet connection can enrich their knowledge and skill set from sources around the world or in their backyard.
Decisions, decisions; every day is fraught with them. There are often multiple considerations involved in making a decision and most of the ones related to health care today are overshadowed by budget concerns. It’s never a cut and dry choice.
There is one common element that unites the cathedrals of Europe with the tiniest churches across America. Stained glass windows catch the sunlight, adding a mood and reverence that often tells a wordless story.
Twenty-two miles south of Asheville, North Carolina, the city of Hendersonville is nestled in the western North Carolina mountains. The city is in Henderson County and sits just 15 miles north of the state’s border with South Carolina. The city was officially recognized as the county seat in 1847 and includes many historic buildings, situated in seven historic districts.
Working as an imaging engineer for more than 35 years might seem like something that would get old, but it’s still fulfilling for Edward Hurd, who works with the Clinical Engineering Services Department as a Radiology Engineer III at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Illinois.
