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St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Selects Toshiba Imaging Equipment For New Lakeside Hospital

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:49:03 +0000

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System Selects Toshiba Imaging Equipment For New Lakeside Hospital
St. Luke’s Lakeside Hospital of The Woodlands, Texas has chosen Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to provide magnetic resonance (MR), ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), X-ray and vascular equipment for its newly built surgical hospital. St. Luke’s Lakeside is a collaboration between St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System and area cardiovascular and orthopedic/spine specialists. With a focus …

Progress slows due to specialized equipment

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:43:13 +0000

Progress slows due to specialized equipment
Repairs continue to progress as AECL strives to bring its NRU reactor back in operation by April at the latest. It has been off-line since last May, after a heavy water leak at the base of the reactor was detected.[...]

What equipment / technologies do Radiologists use?

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:36:38 +0000

I have :

ultrasound
computed tomography (CT)
nuclear medicine
positron emission tomography (PET)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

is there anymore?

Things to Know About Buying Used Medical Equipment

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:12:58 +0000

Purchasing used or refurbished medical equipment is a popular choice for a lot of new physicians who are just opening up their first practice. You can find a lot of good deals on quality used medical equipment at drastically lower prices than new equipment, provided you do some careful research and know what to look for. So is used medical equipment right for you? Here are a few important things to consider about purchasing used medical equipment before you decide.

Used vs. Refurbished

In order to get the best deal on a used piece of medical equipment, make sure that it’s refurbished. Refurbished means that, if the device was broken, it was repaired; if parts were broken, they were replaced with new parts; and that it was thoroughly tested and restored to its best possible condition by skilled and experienced biomedical technicians before it was put back on the market. This is in contrast to equipment that is simply used and sold as is. Refurbished equipment usually comes with a better warranty as well (or rather it’s more likely to even have a warranty).

How Big Are the Savings?

Purchasing used equipment can save you sometimes over 50% of what you’d pay if you purchased the same equipment new. The savings will depend on the company you buy from and on the actual condition of the particular piece of equipment you’re buying. A new nuclear medicine camera, just to provide one example, costs about $300 thousand. The same machine used costs about $200 thousand. That’s a savings of a full $100 thousand. A brand new defibrillator that normally costs $18,000 can be purchased used for only $7,000.

Downsides of Used Medical Equipment

It’s easier to find good quality equipment if you buy new. With medical exam tables and other new equipment, you know what you’re getting with more certainty and it comes with a much longer and reliable warranty. With used equipment, however, you won’t have as easy of a time finding a good warranty. Companies that sell used and refurbished medical equipment usually won’t provide you with training on how to use the devices you buy. This is fine for simple devices or machines you and your staff have used before, but for machines that you’re not familiar with and that are highly complex, the training comes in very handy, and if you buy used, you likely won’t get it.

Ryan Frank is a 23 year writer and blogger living in San Diego, CA.