Elite Biomedical: Nobody Does it Better
Elite Biomedical Solutions supports hospital biomed departments with new replacement parts, re-certified parts, on-site service and repairs that keep clinical equipment performing at optimal levels.
“No other supplier does it better,” according to the company’s website.
The ambition to be the best dates back to the company’s beginnings and continues to be a driving force with every employee from upper management to the most recent hire.
Elite Biomedical Solutions is almost four years old and the majority of its employees were already in the health care industry when Nate Smith and Jeff Smith started the business.
“The owners/employees brought great relationships with suppliers, customers, and the expertise to run the business with them when they created/joined Elite Biomedical Solutions,” Nate Smith said. “We’ve also surrounded ourselves with great business partners who have been there to help guide us as we grow the business.”
The business was launched to meet a need and continues to serve the health care industry and, just as importantly, the communities they call home.
“We believe there is a huge void that needs to be filled in this area. In four years, we have grown from nine employees to 18, from 1,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet and have acquired a large portfolio of infusion pump parts,” Nate Smith explained. “We’re positioned to continue to grow our pipeline of new replacement parts. We are here to raise the bar in healthcare. Our company has been built on our Christian faith, which has blessed and given us this opportunity. We recognize how fortunate we are at Elite Biomedical Solutions and strive to make a difference each and every day to our employees, customers, business partners, and communities.”
Being a young and rapidly growing business comes with challenges. Elite Biomedical Solutions has had challenges and has met them head on.
“We went through a voluntary recall on one of our products last year. This is a major cause of concern for any company and this could have been devastating. However, instead of running from the issue, we effectively implemented a well thought out strategy. Our goal was simple. We wanted to ensure patient safety, by working closely with the FDA as well as communicating any and all updates to our customers,” Nate Smith said. “When faced with adversity, your true character is seen by those around you. We now do all reverse engineering and precision measuring in-house with our new design team, to ensure our Quality meets the customer and OEM standards.”
“In addition to this, we have worked diligently to reach a goal of achieving Elite’s ISO certifications,” Nate Smith adds. “Jeff and I made the decision to become dual certified and in March we achieved both ISO 13485:2003 and 9001:2008!”
The growth continues and the future looks bright as Elite Biomedical Solutions gears up for expansion.
“New parts for other medical equipment modalities are coming in 2016,” Nate Smith said. “We have developed a pipeline of new products that will take us into 2018. We are excited to broaden our horizons outside of just I.V. pumps and continue to brand our company as the new replacement parts provider in health care.”
“We can fully service the majority of all large volume, syringe, PCA OEM infusion pumps within the industry, including Hospira, Baxter, CareFusion and B. Braun,” he added.
The success of the company adds to the growth of the Elite “Gives Back” Foundation that supports causes in the Cincinnati area and beyond.
“Elite is proud to highlight charities and causes that we as a company value,” Nate Smith said.
One area of importance for the Elite “Gives Back” Foundation is pancreatic cancer research.
“It is near and dear to our hearts here at Elite,” Nate Smith said. “Don Swett who was one of the initial investors, a step-father, and step-grandfather of multiple employees at Elite Biomedical Solutions, lost his battle to pancreatic cancer November 18, 2014. In honor of him, Elite Biomedical Solutions will be doing its part in advancing the fight against pancreatic cancer.”
The Price of Life is another cause the company supports. Price of Life is a week-long campaign fueled by faith and the idea that one of the best ways to eradicate human trafficking is through mobilizing college students.
“We are partnering with over 70 organizations (from Circle K to the UM Law School) to put on 30+ events the week of October 19-24. It is our goal to educate 30,000 people about human trafficking and mobilize 5,000 people to engage in the fight to end modern-day slavery,” according to the company’s website.
The company also supports the TriMedx Foundation and the international need for medical equipment repair and support.
The mission of Elite Biomedical Solutions is to provide the medical community cost-effective solutions for their clinical needs by collaborating with hospital biomed departments to identify key replacement parts and, in turn, engineer a higher-quality and less-expensive alternative.
The company also has a defined purpose.
“Our purpose statement is: Improving the lives of our employees, customers, business partners, and communities one day at a time,” Nate Smith said.
For More information: visit www.elitebiomedicalsolutions.com.
