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About
the CES Department
| Clinical Engineering Services (CES) is responsible for the management of all* UCSD Healthcare’s patient care equipment. That is, CES insures over 10,000 devices involved in patient care from beds to cardiac monitors and from televisions to anesthesia machines, initially and continue to operate, within the specifications set by their manufacturer. To meet this goal the department established procedures and systems that meet and were approved by the JCAHO** . |  |
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CES assists the user departments with equipment selection, procurement and delivery. We are responsible for incoming inspection, setup, user training, and establishing preventative maintenance procedures (PM) and timetables, then quickly remediate any unplanned outages. These services may be provided by CES technical staff or through external organizations or individuals. We are also responsible for the environmental safety and equipment management program that is designed to assess and control the clinical and physical risks of fixed and portable equipment used for the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and care of patients. | |
| The CES technical staff, a combination of Biomedical Engineering technicans and Development Engineering technicians, by necessity incorporates a wealth of specialized talents and experience to keep the wide diversity of equipment employed by UCSD Healthcare functioning. CES maintains two fecilities, one at Hillcrest and one at Thornton. Both shops report directly to the Director of Equipment Management and Maintenance. The Hillcrest facility has nine technical personnel two administrators and the dedicated services of two volunteers a retired electrical engineer and a retired biomedical engineer. The Thornton Hospital facility is currently staffed by two technical personnel. Click here to learn about the CES organization and staff. |  |
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* Shared responsibility for Hemodialysis, Radiology
and Physical Therapy department equipment. |
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