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Loren Bonner, DOTmed News Online Editor | December 18, 2012
“The main piece is patient safety,” says Varcarolis.
It’s not enough to simply have a trailer and an extension cord running from the hospital. Mobile providers say trailers need a dedicated power connection, as well as a power supply for a phone system and a PACS workstation.
In addition to ensuring proper calibration, providers need to make sure there’s a safe passageway—typically a covered walkway—from the facility to the trailer in addition to the pad being built correctly to support the weight of the unit, and that cars and people can get around the trailer safely.
Gilk says with heavy equipment like an MRI machine, which can weigh up to 25 thousand pounds, it’s important to check if the parking lot can hold the weight since most asphalt covered lots cannot support heavy equipment.
In addition, mobile MR scanners are held to the same types of safety protocols as those machines situated in a fixed room site.
In fact, many mobile units, like the ones Medical Coaches installs, are regulated and certified for fixed site standards. Not only does that include a rigorous testing and approval process by the machine’s manufacturer, but it also includes an extensive planning guide for the facility.
“We pay attention to safety. It’s the most important thing with hospitals,” Smith says.
DOTmed Registered DMBN December 2012 - Mobile Service Providers (MR, CT, PET) Companies
Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
Domestic
Michael Hardesty, Advanced Mobility Specialty Vehicles, IL
DOTmed Certified
Todd King, KING Equipment Services, Inc, IL
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
Larry Brewer, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, IL
Greg Kramer, C&G Technologies, Inc, IN
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
Jeff Rogers, Medical Imaging Resources Inc., MI
DOTmed 100
Paul Zahn, Shared Medical Services, Inc., WI
DOTmed Certified
DOTmed 100
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