Focus on: Boston City Hospital Department of Clinical Engineering.

This paper describes the Clinical Engineering Department at the Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Boston City Hospital is the largest component of the City of Boston's Department of Health and Hospitals. The Clinical Engineering Department maintains in excess of 2,700 devices located at Boston City Hospital, Long Island Hospital, Mattapan Chronic Disease Hospital, and three neighborhood health centers that operate under the License of the Department of Health and Hospitals. The Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the management, repair, testing, calibration, modification, and installation of medical equipment at each of the facilities. The department is also active in the training of clinical and professional staff members, and participates in anesthesia and laser research.