Definition
Professional support and enhancement of patient care, by applying engineering and managerial skills to healthcare technology.
Objective
Biomedical Engineering is responsible for all electro-medical equipment used for patient diagnosis, therapy or monitoring–in the City. Biomedical Engineering provides technology assessment and wide range of medical equipment and medical device management functions including: equipment planning; technical evaluation and assessment; setting up specification of medical equipment; pre-purchase consultation; incoming inspection; equipment repair; quality assurance and preventive maintenance; modification; upgrading; medical equipment and technology education; broad-based medical device technology consultation; incident investigation; and hazard and recall notice distribution, tracking, and follow-up. Operating any of this equipment is the responsibility of the user department. Biomedical Engineering also provides specialized medical equipment support for lasers, sterilizers, flexible video endoscopes, and surgical instruments. Biomedical Engineering staff work closely with medical staff, nursing, and paramedical personnel on a day-to-day basis, supporting patient care activities through medical equipment services. This partnership makes the biomedical staff aware of all clinical users' needs simultaneously, allowing them to understand true clinical needs, to respond appropriately, and to provide consultation which is in the best interest of the patient care objectives. Biomedical Engineering balances resources against needs and often identifies a single solution to multiple problems. Biomedical Engineering's primary interests are to provide services which enable the safest, most cost-effective, and efficacious utilization of medical technology.