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September 2006 HESP Newsletter
Volume 21, Number
7, September 2006
Meeting Notes
Meeting Announcement
Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Location: American Serbian Club on the South Side
Meeting Sponsor: TBA
Topic: TBA
Agenda
| Attitude Adjustment |
5:00 p.m. |
| Buffet |
6:00 p.m. |
| Host Presentation |
6:45 p.m. |
| Business Meeting |
7:30 p.m. |
Business Meeting Minutes
Call to Order: President-Elect Terry Kocian called the meeting to order at 6:45
P.M. Terry introduced our sponsors for the evening: United Medical Products,
Inc.; Karl Storz, Endoscopy-America, Inc.; Daniel J. Reiter, VP Sales and
Marketing; Joseph M. Shehab, RN, BSN,; Territory Manager, Nihon Kohden, United
Medical,; and John Cataloni. Karl Stotz talked about products available from
their companies.
Business Meeting: Terry called the meeting to order at 7:45 P.M. The attendance
for this evening's meeting was as follows: 14 hospital members; 22 associate
members; and 7 guests. The actual count was 53.
Treasurer's Report: Dick Barker -- Dick read the Treasurer's report. It was
approved as read. The 50/50 raffle was drawn. Tedd Aland of UPMC Braddock won
$54.
New Members: William L. Wilson, General Engineer at The Veterans Administration
Hospital in Oakland was approved for membership. HESP welcomes its new member!
Guests: Two (2) guests introduced themselves tonight: Lauren Schubert from Mercy
Hospital's Operating Room, and Paul Prevade from Enecon. HESP trusts that you
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Education: Michael Bryer -- No Report.
Newsletter: Ron Lukcic -- Ron thanked all of our advertisers and also thanked
Carol Lang from Filtech for the appetizers. Ron also announced that the
request for ads will be mailed out this month and will be taken on a first-
come, first-served basis. As usual, Ron is looking for articles of interest
and/or humor for the newsletter.
Codes and Regulations: Bill Brooks -- No Report.
ASHE: No Report.
Biomed: Dan Procupp -- No Report.
Membership: Brenda Henwood -- No Report.
Holiday Party: Chuck Froetschel -- Chuck said that we, again, will have a Monte
Carlo theme, plus the addition of "Texas Hold em Poker." The festivities are
scheduled for Friday, December 8th, at the American Serbian Club, downstairs.
More information to follow. Chuck would, also, be interested in suggestions,
ideas and volunteers for the party committee. See Chuck or look for his
contact information on the back of the newsletter.
Summer Activity: Bruce Saddler -- No Report.
Golf Outing: Steve Tarasovic -- Steve reminded us that this year's golf outing
has been set for Thursday, September 14th with an ELEVEN O'CLOCK tee-off time.
This year's outing will be at the Lindenwood Golf Course in Peters Township.
Steve would appreciate donations of door prizes from vendors or hole sponsors.
Steve said he has about 60 golfers lined up and would like to hear from anyone
else who is interested in golfing by Friday at the latest.
Web Site/Marketing: Alice Hoffmaster (The Write Design) -- Alice reminded us
that the web site is up and running and asked that everyone sign on and sign
up for the newsletter. She is also looking for articles of interest for the
newsletter.
Hospital Engineers Special Projects: No Report.
Old Business: No Report.
New Business: Ron Gault informed us of up coming tours of the Carrie Furnace
Works of United States Steel, for which he has volunteered to be a tour guide.
The program, entitled Rivers of Steel, has its own web site and will be
starting in September / October. Ron promised an update at the next meeting.
Adjournment: There being no further business, Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:05
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Rutledge
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Summary of:
Baseball Game at the Washington Wild Things
Ninety (90) members and guests attended the Washington Wild Things baseball game
on July 15.
An unlimited buffet of ballpark foods / refreshments was provided from 5:30 PM
to 7:00 PM on a pavilion deck next to our seating area.
The baseball game proved exciting and other activities such as Sumo wrestling
and children's games provided fun for all.
During dinner, a door prize giveaway was graciously provided by our vendors.Our
thanks go out to:
Ace Lock
Allegheny Engineering
Amerinet
Automated Entrance Systems
Brooks Fire Protection
CAD Research
T. F. Campbell
Clayworth Mechanical
Ferry Electric
Filtech
Industrial Pump & Motor
Intelligent Electronics Systems
Lighthouse Electric
Limbach Company
A. G. Mauro Co.
McKamish
Palco Sales
Penn Power Systems
Star Electric
During the game, refreshment vouchers were provided by Automated Entrance
Systems Company, Inc.
I would, also, like to thank Ron Gault (Duquesne University), Matt Szanca and
Herb Reich who assisted in the planning of the event.
Hope you enjoyed a great summer!
Respectfully submitted, Bruce Sadler
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SEPTEMBER'S MEETING SPONSOR
HESP extends its thanks and appreciation to Karl Storx Endoscopy. The following synopsis was submitted:
Karl Storz Endoscopy is a global leader in the manufacturing of minimally
invasive surgical (MIS) and video equipment. Karl Storz invented some of the
components necessary to allow surgeons to perform MIS such as the rod lenses in
rigid scopes and the cold fountain light source to illuminate inside the body.
We pride ourselves on the craftsmanship of our instruments and quality of our
optics. Since we manufacture most of our products we are able to control the
life cycle of the line as well as continue to make quality enhancements with our
products. Karl Storz is proud to supply any hospital with reliable
instrumentation that will definitely save the hospital time and money. To
evaluate our video or other instruments please call 800-421-0837 Ext. 6284.
Thank you for allowing us to participate in your event.
John N. Cataloni
Karl Storz Endoscopy
Territory Manager
Pager: 800-421-0837 Ext. 6284
Cell: 724-433-4873
Fax: 724-981-5744
jcataloni@ksea.com
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Calendar of Events for Upcoming Sponsors
If you would
like to be a meeting sponsor in 2006/2007,
please contact Dan
Procupp .
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