22 Mar
2006
22 Mar
'06
5:29 p.m.
Richard asks:
So what do hospitals do with all that gear that they've had in
pristine lab conditions for years when they upgrade and no longer need
it?
I've never seen any sort of surplus venue for this sort of thing.
--
I can't speak for all of them, but I do have a cousin who has made a decent
living for 30 years by refurbing this equipment and reselling to smaller
hospitals or even off shore. He has built up a network of customers in the
Pacific Northwest that contacts him any time something becomes surplus.
His specialty is X-Ray and MRI, but any kind of medical electronics is fair
game. The cost of medical equipment is such that even 20 year old
electronics is state of the art to smaller, isolated hospitals.
Billy