Program Portfolios
To fulfill its mandate, Clinical Engineering (CE) Program provides efficient and effective management of a wide range of medical devices and technology in the WRHA acute care hospitals and long term care facilities. This includes most electro-medical equipment, imaging modalities, surgical instruments and related systems. Clinical Engineering provision of services is based on a broad range of objectives of which the primary ones are:
- To provide prompt, timely and efficient on-site medical equipment support, which ensures high equipment availability and allows hospitals to provide uninterrupted patient care
- To lead the integration of medical devices with computerized healthcare solutions
- To provide services that enable safe and cost-effective utilization of medical technology
- To provide decision support and strategies for technology acquisition and integration
- To promote systems approach in technology management and the delivery of services
- To participate in education, knowledge sharing and applied research initiatives
- To support and complement current regional priority initiatives.
These objectives are achieved through a number of portfolios that cut across clinical programs. The portfolios facilitate focused delivery of services, not only for the day to day activities, but also for setting forward-looking strategic priorities for long-term development and sustainability of services.
- Performance Assurance
- Equipment Repair
- Acceptance Testing
- Incident Investigation
- Recalls and Hazards
- Management Reporting
- Equipment Planning
- Equipment Inventory Management
- Database and Related Systems
- Collaboration with Information and Communications Technology
- Education, Research and Research Support
- Custom Fabrication and Modification
- Standards and Regulatory Compliance
- Human Resources Development and Management
- Technology Assessment
- RF Spectrum Management
- Quality and Risk Management
- Configuration Management
