Author: K. Richard Douglas

There is only one hospital in Union County, Oregon; a county that covers 2,038 square miles and has more than 25,000 residents. The county’s main economic driver is farming and it offers hunting, fishing and camping for leisure. The hospital that serves the residents of the county is Grande Ronde Hospital (GRH). The hospital’s doors were opened for the first time in 1908.

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Throughout the year, TechNation shines a spotlight on the good work that is done by HTM professionals and their departments. To wrap up the year, TechNation takes a look back at some of those individuals and departments who were featured throughout the year.

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“Knowledge is power” was first uttered by the philosopher Francis Bacon during the early 17th century. Bacon wrote about both science and politics and his words are timeless.“Information is power” is another common saying that can be applied to many situations.

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The air is full of signals and data; Wi-Fi, radio waves and various other invisible communication modes that surround us every day. If you work in a hospital, chances are that this bombardment of invisible communication is multiplied a hundred-fold.

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Entering the biomed profession means you never know where it will lead you. That was the case with one HTM professional at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) in Charleston, S.C. While not even planning to be a biomed, his skills eventually led him to the east coast of Africa.

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