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There are a number of things that make Modular Devices such a great place to work – our people, our culture, and the work we do, to name a few. But outside of the normal day-to-day operations of running Mobile Cath Labs and mobile CT labs business, one of the great things about Modular Devices is that we take an active role in supporting philanthropic causes that are important to our clients and valued employees.INDIANAPOLIS TS ALLIANCEOne such example is our support for the annual Indianapolis TS Alliance benefit golf outing. This is a benefit that I am involved with, and that’s personal to me, because one of my dearest and oldest friends has a child that was born with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) more than 12 years ago. What is Tuberous Sclerosis? Well, that’s exactly what I said when I heard the news because while it’s not an uncommon disease, it is one that most have never heard of before. You can read more about it here. Basically, it’s a disease that causes tumors to show up in various organs (heart, kidneys, brain, etc.) at various times. These tumors can affect the development and function of the organs. In my friend’s case, TS struck in utero and affected the function of his son’s heart, which caused a whole other set of developmental issues as he’s grown. As a way to help raise awareness and the funds needed to someday find a cure for TS, some others and I decided to host a local charity golf outing, and for the past six years, Modular Devices has been the main sponsor of the event. I’m happy to say that my friend’s son is doing well at this time, although he still faces an uphill battle, but thanks in part to the generous support of Modular Devices we have raised more than $25,000 for the TS Alliance through this event.

You’ve done the research, sorted through the proposals, presented the budgets, and selected the right mobile lab vendor for your facility – the hardest part should be over, right? I can’t speak for everyone else, but when you choose to work with Modular Devices, that’s where your duty ends and ours begins.WHAT’S THE TIMEFRAME FOR LEASING MOBILE CATH LABS?The timeframe for lab installation will highly depend on the hospital’s schedule. One of our goals is to provide a seamless experience for our clients, so we do our best to accommodate even the tightest of deadlines.For example, recently a full service hospital in Show Low, Arizona reached out to us after a roof leak destroyed their x-ray system. Because we keep a stocked fleet of Mobile Cath Labs, we had a mobile lab ready and on the road the day we got the call. Cases were back on schedule within three days.But there are also instances in which a facility has to think and plan for a project many months in advance, especially when dealing with program expansions, strict budgets and tough regulations. The advantage to this advanced planning is that clinicians and lab managers can select from our full inventory of systems.When addressing an emergent need our lab inventory may be a bit limited, especially during busy times. But if there’s at least one or two (or more) month’s lead-time, a lab manager or clinician will be able to browse Modular Devices’ widest selection of systems from our fleet of mobile and modular labs.

With mobile and tablet use continuing to skyrocket, it is essential that consumers be able to access all of a website’s features across multiple devices – desktop, tablet and smartphone. That’s why Modular Devices teamed up with Culture-Powered Marketing and Web Design agency SmallBox to develop a new website that caters to these changing needs.

MDI recently got a call that we receive every so often – yet it is one that always amazes us. A hospital fired their interim lab vendor because the company promised products that they could not deliver.More critical than burning any professional bridges is that the over-promising but un-delivering vendor leaves the hospital in a scramble to find a last-minute replacement. I suppose things like this happen in other industries too, but when we get these calls it’s rather alarming because in addition to affecting facility operations, the lack of deliveryaffects the health and, potentially, lives of the hospital’s patients.WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?Typically, when we look into why these situations happen, it may be because the provider knowingly sold a particular product or medical imaging technology that they do not own. Or it may be because the vendor only has a small fleet with older technology – but not what today’s customers need or want. In an industry as niche as mobile and modular cath labs, there are also vendors who are simply attempting to broker any deal they can to stay afloat.When a potential client calls vendors like these, the only way the vendor can “stay in the game” is to claim to have what the customer wants – even though they don’t. It’s crazy to think, but even in the realm of health services, providers sometimes resort to the old bait-and-switch by brokering or delivering something other than what was promised with hopes that the customer will accept it. (Take a look at how MDI came to the rescue to help out a client in this situation in our post from 12/4/2012: Success Story: Valley Baptist Hospital.)

Over the past few years the Electrophysiology (EP) market has been experiencing strong growth primarily due to the improvements in technology and in newer diagnostic and treatment options for cardiac arrhythmias. As the field of EP continues to grow, hospitals are faced with challenges when deciding how best to either start-up or expand their EP service line.

X-ray Service Technician Eric Zion joined the Modular Devices team in 2011. With a degree in biomedical electronics, Eric has grown into one of MDI’s most relied on mobile and modular lab service technicians, out in the field and here at our Indianapolis headquarters.