The general principles of ‘Business Process Re-engineering’ can be applied in a logical and systematic way to achieve cost saving and service improvements. It is possible to design a simple single improvement…
EBME Service & Maintenance Contract Evaluation Process
Evaluation and management of equipment maintenance contracts is a very important part of the services provided by EBME. Equipment is first evaluated to determine whether it requires planned maintenance. If equipment is…
Being an EBME Manager in the 21st Century
The past In the 1950’s there were no Electronic and Biomedical engineering departments (EBME) in the National Health Service (NHS). In the 1960’s, the Department of Health and Social Security published Hospital…
Acceptance Testing of Medical Equipment
The medical equipment department should ensure processes are in place for acceptance testing. These processes will check that equipment meets safety standards, meets clinical requirements, and the procurement requirements of the Hospital…
Phenomenon of Smoking Haunts the Society Saudi Health Ministry
Translated from Article by Sulaiman Al-boy Secretary-General of the Anti-Smoking Society Become obsessed with the phenomenon of smoking haunts the society, caused by the effects of health, economic and social studies confirmed…
Tender Secure Units and complete dental laboratories and dental clinics extensions in various regions Saudi Arabia
Tender Type code : 9 Rec : Insurance Work/Tender Name : Secure units and complete dental laboratories and dental clinics extensions in various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Rate :…
Tender for Providing medical equipment to health facilities Saudi Arabia
Following Tender is Issued by Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia Tenter Type code : 9 Rec : Insurance Tender Process Name : Provide medical equipment to some health facilities Rate : 3000…
Gene Therapy Boosted Fading Vision of 9yr Old
Philadelphia, Oct 24, SPA — Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single treatment, Reuters reported….
How your brain creates the fourth dimension
THE MAN dangles on a cable hanging from an eight-storey-high tower. Suspended in a harness with his back to the ground, he sees only the face of the man above, who controls…
GE Healthcare تطلق مبادرة جديدة احتفالاً بمرور عشرة أعوام على تطوير نظام التصوير الرقمي للثدي
أطلقت “جنرال إلكتريك للرعاية الصحية GE Healthcare” مبادرة عالمية جديدة بالتزامن مع احتفالها بمرور عشرة سنوات على تطويرها لتقنية التصوير الرقمي للثدي عام 1999. وتسعى الشركة من خلال هذه المبادرة، التي تشمل…
Womb transplant may be possible in 2 years
Womb transplants may be a reality in as little as two years. A group of doctors and vets in London (working with teams in New York and Budapest) have performed a successful…
Obstetrician faces Dhs 1m lawsuit over botched surgery
Dubai: An obstetrician/gynaecologist is appealing against a Dubai Civil Court order to pay about Dh1 million in compensation to her former employer, a Saudi specialist hospital, after she allegedly caused a baby’s…
Expanded role for nurses and midwives
Health officials in Dubai are looking to increase the role of specialist nurses and midwives, in a move that would eventually see them performing some treatments currently performed by doctors. Judith Brown,…
Calls for Pre-marital Health Tests in Bahrain
MANAMA Bahrain Unregistered temporary marriages increase the risk of sexual transmitted diseases, a doctor in Manama warned on Thursday. One particular HIV case that was reported among a Bahraini national and woman…
GE Healthcare to buy ONI’s MRI equipment business
GE Healthcare has agreed to purchase Wilmington, Mass.-based ONI Medical System’s musculoskeletal MRI equipment business for an undisclosed amount, according to a news release. The acquisition is part of the company’s ongoing…