March Meeting of the WSBA The Washington State Biomedical Association met March 18 at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. It was a first-rate opportunity to see the equipment used to support cutting edge research. After an excellent dinner of gourmet pizza and salad, the Engineering Manager, Cliff Slaughterbeck, PhD., gave a talk entitled, “This [...]
Well, I just found a great solution for our forums!! I am still working on the layout to best implement the page, but you can now go and start posting. Also, I have received some feedback regarding the time/date format for the meetings. I know they are a little wonky, but I am trying to [...]
Healthcare costs in the U.S. are running well over $2.2 trillion each year. The hospital market alone will reach an estimated $700 billion over the next couple of years. High tech capital equipment makes an important impact both on costs and outcomes. Each year providers will purchase $31 billion worth of high-tech laboratory, patient monitoring, [...]
The WSBA February meeting was held at Evergreen Hospital. Modern Medical Systems, which provides biomedical services to the hospital, hosted the meeting and provided dinner. Johnny Shuffield, District Service Manager, brought Brett Taggart, Service Support Account Manager, Pauline Sprague, Sales Representative, and Larry Hetzer, Service Technician, with him to give a presentation on the PM [...]
