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Rewriting NFPA 99

For more than two decades, the National Fire Protection Agency’s (NFPA) Standard for Health Care Facilities—NFPA 99—has defined the guidelines for repair, maintenance, and safety compliance inspections of electrical and electronic appliances that generate high-frequency currents. Biomeds turn to the document on a regular basis, viewing it as an invaluable guide to minimizing the hazards […]

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Independent Service Organizations

CREST SERVICES CREST Services, Lewisville, Tex, offers to health care facilities medical equipment maintenance, asset management, and program management, including biomedical services, imaging services, CT/MR services and refurbishing, parts sourcing, and Joint Commission consultation. Its team of on-site technicians, account managers, modality specialists, and support personnel work together with the customer to manage the entire […]

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GE Healthcare

Mike Swinford With a background in electrical engineering, Mike Swinford joined GE Healthcare’s Manufacturing Management Program in 1992. After working around the country and abroad in several of the company’s divisions, Swinford landed the job of company vice president and general manager, diagnostic imaging and asset management services, Milwaukee. 24×7 had the opportunity to ask […]

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