| Saving the environment and containing medical costs | | | | be underdeveloped, unable to process bilirubin, a bile |
| may seem like social goals with no visible connection. | | | | pigment that results when the heme portion of |
| However, they come together remarkably through | | | | hemoglobin is digested. Using equipment obtained |
| MedBay Inc., a new online auction site for buying and | | | | through MedBay, a smaller rural hospital would be able |
| selling hospital equipment. A new company, MedBay | | | | to care for newborn infants with jaundice without |
| Inc. of Albuquerque, NM, has established a dynamic | | | | having to send them to a larger urban hospital. At the |
| marketplace for buying and selling hospital equipment. | | | | other end of life, MedBay Inc. offers categories of |
| The site seeks to serve hospitals, clinics, surgery | | | | used hospital equipment that helps elderly patients |
| centers, medical equipment manufacturers and other | | | | maintain mobility, a key ingredient for a good quality |
| healthcare professionals with an auction site for new | | | | of life. These include such familiar assistive devices as |
| and used hospital equipment. Medical professionals | | | | canes, crutches and walkers up to devices such as |
| know that inactive hospital equipment drains finances, | | | | wheelchairs and motorized scooters. Along with these |
| and wastes equipment that could be used to improve | | | | devices, the site has categories for blood sugar |
| medical care elsewhere, especially in rural areas with | | | | monitors, bath chairs, lift chairs and even a category |
| more limited resources. MedBay Inc. wants to serve | | | | for Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machines. This |
| these needs through its auction website for the | | | | medical device is often used in rehabilitation after |
| purchase of quality used hospital equipment. MedBay | | | | knee replacement surgery, slowly bending and |
| Inc.'s online platform offers a safe and secure place | | | | straightening the joint to recover muscle strength. It's |
| for online transactions for used hospital equipment. | | | | easy to see the economic savings to purchasing |
| The company also helps with packaging and shipping | | | | equipment such as this through MedBay Inc.'s online |
| of items. Plus, all listings are posted through the | | | | auction site. However there's an added plus to this |
| MedBay Network of clients; none of the hospital | | | | type of commerce: Each time a piece of quality used |
| equipment is owned by the company. In addition, the | | | | hospital equipment is purchased, that's one less new |
| company employs full-service sales force that knows | | | | piece of equipment that has to be manufactured. |
| and understands medical equipment and the way it | | | | Recycling and reusing are two key concepts of a |
| works. The staff is dedicated to assisting clients with | | | | sustainable environment, which reduces manufacturing |
| any aspect of the sale or purchase of used hospital | | | | emissions and other waste, and cuts down on the |
| equipment. A review of MedBay's categories at | | | | resources needed to make new equipment. For its |
| shows the wide range offered for hospital | | | | grand opening, MedBay Inc. is offering several specials |
| equipment. For instance, consider the equipment | | | | for clients who use its site to buy or sell hospital |
| available under the Neonatal category. There are Bili | | | | equipment. Among them are free advertising, and |
| Lights and a Bilirubinometer that a smaller hospital | | | | unlimited item listings for new registered users |
| could use to treat neonatal jaundice. This condition is | | | | through Oct. 1, 2009. |
| common in infants because the newborn's liver can | | | | |