EKG MACHINES

General Electric provides comprehensive services and products in a diverse group of areas. The company operates through five segments: energy, technology infrastructure, NBC Universal, finance and industrial. The company has been a leader in the green economy and in innovative products with its ecomagination campaign. The company has also established itself in the healthcare industry with products and services that include medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, and patient monitoring systems.

In 1890, Thomas Edison merged several of his business areas under one corporation to form Edison General Electric. Charles Coffin's company, Thomson-Houston Electric Company, gained a number of key patents. These two entities merged in 1892 to form General Electric. The company was incorporated with the Schenectady plant as headquarters for years. Headquarters for the company is now in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Today, General Electric is an international conglomerate with subsidiaries worldwide. One of those divisions is General Electric Healthcare. GE Healthcare provides a wide range of technological medical equipment and services for a variety of health needs. It is headquartered in the United Kingdom. GE Healthcare is the first GE business segment to be headquartered outside the United States.

GE Healthcare currently has seven primary business units with GE Healthcare Global Diagnostic Imaging and GE Healthcare Clinical Systems in Wisconsin; GE Healthcare IT in Barrington, Illinois; GE Healthcare in the United Kingdom; and, GE Healthcare Life and Science in Uppsala, Sweden. There is also GE Healthcare Surgery in Salt Lake City, Utah, and GE Healthcare GoldSeal also in Wisconsin.

The company provides quality technological health products to assist in health services and diagnosing patients. It provides services in visualization anesthesia services, magnetic resonance imagery and x-ray products. It also manufactures products in mammography, radiology, nuclear science, bone density, and ultrasound. It also makes products in specialized areas like cardiology, pediatrics, surgery and women's health services.

Its typical customers are home health agencies, hospitals, imaging centers, and health care offices. General Electric Healthcare has a complete cycle of product development ranging from research and development to manufacturing. Some of the thousands of worldwide employees of the company include medical specialists and engineers who are experts in their fields. The company is able to provide a diverse portfolio of products that are unsurpassed in the industry.

The company provides a full range of support for their products in maintenance and warranty service. GE Healthcare provides financial solutions to health care facilities with programs to help with assets and resources. The company also provides data technology and IT solutions and support for its customers to help them with their technical needs. GE Healthcare also provides clinical and technical educational services through classroom and online instruction. The company seeks to support the evolving skill-based needs of workers in the health care field. It assists with helping workers keep their credentialing requirements updated. All these services are provided with a full range of support representatives available 24 hours a day.