Electro-biomedical Engineering (EBME)
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David Wilson
EBME Manager
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What we do:
The EBME (Electro-Biomedical Engineering Department) is responsible for the maintenance, repair and management of medical equipment within the West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust and also provides services to the East Anglian Ambulance Service and Community providers of Healthcare throughout West Suffolk.
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EMBE Contacts:
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David Wilson
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EBME Manager, ext 2856
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Reporting Breakdowns
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Electromedical equipment: ext. 2867
Anaesthetic / ventilators: ext. 2869
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Opening times:
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Mon-Thurs: 8am - 5pm; Fri: 8am - 4.30pm
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Location
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West Suffolk Hospital
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Reporting faults & breakdowns
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Electromedical equipment: ext. 2867
Anaesthetic / ventilators: ext. 2869
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Out-of-hours - reporting faults & breakdowns
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Call ext. 2867 (answer phone) of use EBME Mailbox and leave following details:
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Equipment Library Contacts:
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John Snow
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Equipment Co-ordinator, ext 3222 (bleep 735)
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Opening times:
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Mon - Fri: 0830 – 1630. (Other times, contact Duty Manager / Bed Co-ordinator, bleep 652)
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Location
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Ground floor, rear corridor (Main St South), room 7/19.
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EBME Structure
EBME mission statement
To be the best in house Electro-biomedical Engineering Department, committed to managing and maintaining medical equipment to achieve quality, reliability and customer satisfaction.
Our aims:
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Continuous quality service to Healthcare providers in the West Suffolk Region
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Develop workshop practices and stock system to improve services provided
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Achieve ISO accreditation
The challenge for the EBME department is to review all aspects of the service provided and to initiate whatever changes are necessary to ensure that a continued high quality service is delivered.
About the EBME
West Suffolk Hospitals Electro-biomedical Engineering department was established in the late 1970’s at the Hospital Road site, and in May 2004 the department relocated to the West Suffolk Hospital site. Specialising mainly with electronic patient connected, diagnostic, and dental/chiropody equipment, the department expanded in 1991 to include Respiratory and Anaesthetic equipment.
At it’s present location the department consists of two workshops, Electronics /Anaesthetics with a total of eight staff. The medical equipment maintained by EBME varies in complexity, that is from items used for Life Support (ventilators, defibrillators, haemodialysis pumps, infusion devices) to the low tech items (flow meters, pressure mattresses, urine alarms) used throughout the hospital. The department provides services to the East Anglian Ambulance Service and Community providers of healthcare throughout West Suffolk.
The Electro-biomedical Engineering department’s main function is to maintain patient connected equipment to safeguard both patients and users from any risk that may occur while using medical equipment. The Electro-biomedical Engineering department operates a computerised equipment register (HECS) for all medical, electro-medical, dental, chiropody and pathology equipment. Maintaining this database is the responsibility of the Electro-biomedical Engineering department who continue to update the information on a regular basis.
Reporting Breakdowns
Please telephone the EBME workshop
Electromedical equipment: ext. 2867
Anaesthetic / ventilators: ext. 2869
Supply the following information:
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Location
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Equipment's Hospital Registration number i.e. WSHA 5675
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Nature of fault (not working properly is not very helpful)
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When the equipment is available.
Please ensure the equipment is clean and decontaminated and has a signed completed yellow decontamination tag.
(Please see Decontamination section and MDA SN 9516 July 1995 a technician may refuse to repair an item of equipment unless this criteria is met).
Equipment returns
Equipment will usually be returned to the department to which it is logged, if the equipment has been loaned from another department and you wish it be returned to you, you must tell the technician.
The equipment will usually be returned with a pink tie on label. This is part of the EBME departments quality assurance system, it notifies the user that the equipment has been repaired and that function checks may be required as dial readings will have been altered. It also quotes a job card number this is the number you should quote to the EBME manager in case of query. If the user department runs an assurance system the card may be used or else discarded.
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Introduction