Focus on: Westchester County Medical Center Division of Biomedical Engineering

The Division of Biomedical Engineering (DBME), a vital element in the structure of any medical center, provides complete biomedical equipment services at Westchester County Medical Center (WCMC), through a Biomedical Instrumentation Program. Under this program, the DBME assumes direct responsibility for all diagnostic imaging equipment in radiology, radiation medicine and nuclear medicine; and patient care, surgical life support (respiratory care) equipment in critical care units, operating rooms, G.I. (gastro-intestinal) suites, renal center, burn center, emergency rooms, as well as clinical laboratories. In addition, the DBME provides academic and internship programs, research, design, database support, technology planning, and device inspection or evaluation. The DBME is "looking into the future" for a gradual migration of state-of-the-art technology into healthcare.