Pat Lynch

Hi, I'm Pat Lynch. I fix medical equipment in hospitals. Actually, I used to do that. Now, after 37 years in the field, I speak, lecture and share my experience with others.

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  Patrick Lynch is an experienced biomedical manager with formal training as a technician, engineer, and in business management (at the graduate level).  He has worked exclusively in healthcare since 1975. And has managed clinical engineering and biomedical departments since 1979.    Presently, he is with Global Medical Imaging, an ultrasound sales, training, parts, and service company in Charlotte, where his full-time job is to support the development of the biomedical profession throughout the country. This is accomplished through no-charge advice, consulting, frequent educational presentations and the active creation and development of local biomedical associations.    Professionally, he was the first president of the North Carolina Biomedical Association in 1980/81 and the Chairman of the Board of Examiners for Biomedical Equipment Technicians for 6 years.    Patrick remains active in the profession, as a member of over 35 Biomedical associations in the US, and a Board Member or advisor to many of them (NC, SC, Alabama, Utah, Virginia, and Ohio)  Pat is a regular contributor to Tech Nation Magazine, BI&T, TechNation and Biomedtalk listservs.    Pat is married, living happily in Fort Mill, South Carolina with his wife, and near their 3 children and 4 grandchildren.  He may be reached at [email protected].   

Membership Secretary at NCBA (NC Biomedical Association)

January 1980 - November 2011

ex-Treasurer at FMESA (Federation of Medical Equipment Support Associations)

September 2009 - September 2011

Presenter, 2009, 2011 at AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management

October 2009 - August 2011

Presented multiple sessions relating to reducing service costs of medical imaging equipment, reducing service contracts, and increasing uptime and reliability.

Presenter at AAMI

1980 - 2010

Regional Director at TriMedx

September 2005 - July 2007

Trimedx at axess ultrasound

2005 - 2007

Director, Biomedical Engineering at Northside Hospital

January 1998 - July 2005

Regional Director at Aramark

May 1977 - January 1998

Regional Director at SunHealth Enterprises

1977 - 1998

Director, Clinical Engineering at Carolinas Medical Center

May 1977 - October 1982

BMET at Tracers, Inc.

1974 - 1977

Newsletter Editor at NCBA

October 2011

President at HTMA-SC (Healthcare Technology Mgmt Assn of SC)

July 2010

Biomedical Support Specialist, Blogger at GMI (Global Medical Imaging)

November 2007

Patrick Lynch is an experienced biomedical manager with formal training as a technician, engineer, and in business management (at the graduate level). He has worked exclusively in healthcare since 1975. And has managed clinical engineering and biomedical departments since 1979. Presently, he is with Global Medical Imaging, an ultrasound sales, training, parts, and service company in Charlotte, where his full-time job is to support the development of the biomedical profession throughout the country. This is accomplished through no-charge advice, consulting, frequent educational presentations and the active creation and development of local biomedical associations. Professionally, he was the first president of the North Carolina Biomedical Association in 1980/81 and the Chairman of the Board of Examiners for Biomedical Equipment Technicians for 6 years. Patrick remains active in the profession, as a member of over 35 Biomedical associations in the US, and a Board Member or advisor to many of them (NC, Alabama, Utah, Virginia, and Ohio) Pat is a regular contributor to Tech Nation Magazine, BI&T, TechNation and Biomedtalk listservs. Pat is married, living happily in Fort Mill, South Carolina with his wife, and near their 3 children and 5 grandchildren. He may be reached at [email protected].

Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

1987 – 1992

MBA

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1979 – 1984

BET

Concentration: Engineering

Central Piedmont Community College

1974 – 1975

AAS

Concentration: Electonic Engineering Technology

Weekends, yard work, hanging out at the local wine bar.