What biomedical equipment services does Louisiana Biomedical Services provide?

We provide preventive maintenance, corrective repair, calibration, electrical safety inspection, and isolated power system (IPS) testing for hospitals, surgery centers, and clinics.

Are your biomedical technicians certified?

Yes. Our BMETs are certified and our work follows Joint Commission, CMS, and NFPA 99 standards so your facility stays survey-ready.

How fast can you respond to an equipment failure?

We offer scheduled preventive maintenance plus priority on-call service to minimize downtime on critical medical equipment.

Do you help with regulatory compliance and documentation?

We do. Every service includes the documentation you need for Joint Commission, CMS, and NFPA 99 surveys.

How do I request service or a quote?

Call (424) 204-2382 or email info@louisianabiomedicalservices.com and our team will schedule an assessment.

Louisiana Biomedical Services | Medical Equipment Repair & Field Service

Biomedical engineering services that keep Louisiana healthcare running.

Louisiana Biomedical Services is a healthcare technology solutions company. We provide medical equipment repair, calibration, preventive maintenance, and electrical safety inspections for healthcare providers, and outsourced field service for medical device manufacturers — certified across every modality of biomedical, imaging, and laboratory equipment.

Medical Equipment

Repair & Maintenance

Diagnostic and therapeutic devices — infusion pumps, patient monitors, ventilators, defibrillators, surgical equipment — require both corrective repair when they fail and scheduled preventive maintenance to keep them working safely between failures. In hospitals and clinics this work is the core of the healthcare technology management (HTM) function.

Preventive maintenance is not just good practice; it is tied to accreditation. Joint Commission's environment-of-care standards require facilities to maintain a medical equipment inventory and follow defined maintenance activities and frequencies, and CMS conditions of participation similarly expect equipment to be maintained in safe operating condition. Documentation of each service is what demonstrates that during a survey.

Sources: The Joint Commission; CMS

Calibration

Biomedical Calibration

Calibration verifies that a device's measurements and outputs match a known reference within stated tolerances — an infusion pump delivering the volume it displays, a monitor reading pressures accurately, an electrosurgical unit producing the power it is set to. When a device drifts out of specification, calibration brings it back or flags it for repair.

Electrical safety inspection is a companion task: measuring leakage current and verifying grounding so that a device does not present a shock hazard to patient or staff. AAMI publishes widely used guidance on electrical safety and equipment management, and this testing is generally performed on a defined schedule with results documented for the equipment record.

Sources: AAMI; The Joint Commission

Imaging

Medical Imaging Service

Imaging systems — radiographic and fluoroscopic X-ray, ultrasound, CT, and mammography — combine complex hardware with radiation-producing components, so their service carries both uptime and safety stakes. Downtime in an imaging suite directly delays diagnosis, which is why preventive maintenance and rapid repair matter clinically.

Imaging equipment that produces radiation is also regulated. The FDA regulates radiation-emitting electronic products and mammography under the Mammography Quality Standards Act, and states administer radiation-control programs that may require periodic performance testing. Qualified service, often working alongside a medical physicist for dose and image-quality checks, helps facilities meet those obligations. Specific certification and physics-testing requirements vary by modality and jurisdiction.

Sources: FDA Radiation-Emitting Products; FDA MQSA

Isolated power system and line isolation monitor testing

NFPA 99

Isolated Power Testing

Isolated power systems (IPS) are used in certain wet procedure locations — most commonly operating rooms — to reduce the risk of shock and to keep power available even in the event of a single ground fault. A line isolation monitor (LIM) continuously watches the system and alarms if leakage current rises toward a hazardous threshold.

NFPA 99, the Health Care Facilities Code, addresses the design and testing of these systems, and facilities generally verify LIM function and system performance on a periodic basis. Because the alarm is the safety mechanism, routine testing that confirms the monitor actually trips at the correct threshold is central to the work. Specific test intervals and thresholds should be confirmed against the current edition of NFPA 99 and the manufacturer's instructions.

Sources: NFPA 99; The Joint Commission

Laboratory

Laboratory Instruments

Clinical laboratory instruments — chemistry and hematology analyzers, centrifuges, incubators, and refrigeration — produce the results clinicians rely on to diagnose and treat, so their accuracy is directly tied to patient care. Preventive maintenance, calibration, and temperature verification are routine parts of keeping a lab dependable.

Laboratory testing is regulated under CLIA, administered by CMS, and many labs also pursue accreditation from bodies such as the College of American Pathologists (CAP), whose checklists address instrument maintenance and function verification. Well-documented service records support both CLIA compliance and CAP inspection. The exact requirements depend on the test complexity and the accrediting organization involved.

Sources: CMS CLIA; College of American Pathologists

Dialysis

Dialysis Equipment

Hemodialysis depends on both the dialysis machines and the water treatment system that feeds them. Because a patient's blood is exposed to large volumes of dialysate derived from that water, water quality is a safety-critical concern, and the supporting equipment — pretreatment, reverse osmosis, and distribution — must be maintained alongside the machines themselves.

Dialysis facilities operate under CMS conditions for coverage, and the industry widely references AAMI water-quality standards for hemodialysis. Routine maintenance, disinfection, and water testing are part of keeping a unit compliant and safe. Specific monitoring and testing requirements should be verified against current CMS regulations and the applicable AAMI standards.

Sources: CMS ESRD Facilities; AAMI