Focus on: The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, Biomedical Instrumentation Department

The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, is a 1,527-bed, tertiary care teaching hospital that is both a national and international referral center for medical care in many medical and surgical specialties. The Biomedical Instrumentation Department provides services throughout the hospital in all aspects of clinical equipment management and clinical engineering. With 29 employees and an annual budget of $2.1 million, the department enhances efficiency in the delivery of quality medical care.