Integrated Medical Systems International

Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc., (IMS) is a surgical instrument management and clinical consulting company specializing in repair management, sterile process management, tracking, and other services related to surgical and endoscopic devices and instruments. Today the company operates repair facilities in Alabama, Florida, and Maryland. IMS has more than 1,200 employees nationwide.^{[citation needed]}

Integrated Medical Systems International, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Medical
Founded	1982
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama , United States
Number of locations	3
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Gene Robinson (Founder & CEO), Debra Robinson (Managing Partner)
Services	Surgical Instrument and Device Repair, Sterile Process Management, Management of Instruments in Operating Room and Endoscopy Suite, Implant Tracking Software, Pre-owned Surgical Equipment, and Education.
Revenue	$117 Million (2012)
Number of employees	1,200
Subsidiaries	Wedge Manufacturing, Inc.

History

The company was originally incorporated in 1982, as Gibson-Robinson, Inc., as a distributor of products utilized in the operating room. In 1987, the company name was changed to IMS. The company focused on distributing until 1990 when repair services were added. The company now provides a range of services and products related to operating room efficiency.

Services

IMS provides refurbishment, education, process improvement, inventory management and related services for 2,500 hospitals and surgery centers. IMS operates three repair facilities and performs on-Location repairs. It sells used equipment and repairs flexible and rigid endoscopes and stainless, laparoscopic, power, ophthalmic, and specialty instruments.^[1]

Additional services:

• Software for healthcare facilities for tracking allograft tissue, implants, and medical devices.

• Central Sterile Process Management including education, certification readiness, regulatory compliance, project management, OR/SPD asset management, and interim management and staffing.

• Surgical Endoscopy Solutions teams directly support minimally invasive procedures, providing room setup and breakdown, in-room trouble-shooting, instrument decontamination, preference card management, and maintenance/repair of instrumentation and scopes.^{[citation needed]}

Corporate executives

• Gene Robinson – Founder and chief executive officer
• Debra Jones Robinson – Managing Partner
• James R. Mundy III
• Lee Robinson
• William C. Phillips
• Kellie Upchurch
• David Strevy
• Zoltan A. Bodor
• Peter Bodor
• Wayne Whitaker
• Stephen N. Cullen

Facilities

IMS operates repair facilities for surgical and endoscopic instruments and devices in Alabama, Florida, and Maryland. The newest is a 52,300 square-foot operations center in Birmingham, Alabama for the repair of flexible endoscopes and power, stainless, laparoscopic, and specialty instruments. This facility is part of a 15-acre campus including a fitness center and 75,000-square-foot corporate headquarters currently under construction. Engineering and research are conducted at an IMS facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Florida facility also refurbishes rigid endoscopes and surgical power and camera equipment.^[2]

Wedge Manufacturing, Inc.

Wedge Manufacturing is an IMS subsidiary that uses Computer Numerical Control machinists to produce small parts for customers in the healthcare, aerospace, defense and other industries. In addition to production services, Wedge provides inspections, reverse engineering and prototype development. Wedge specializes in components for situations that require tight tolerances or unusual materials. In 2009, engineers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham worked with Wedge to create a bearing holder for the GLACIER cryogenic freezer, which the university was producing for use in the International Space Station.^[3]

Sponsorships and partnerships

Instruments of Mercy, Inc. is a non-profit organization sponsored by IMS. IOM repairs donated surgical instruments already in the hands of healthcare providers for mission trips. Instruments of Mercy has refurbished equipment for over 100 missions in over two dozen countries. Medical professionals preparing for mission trips may receive up to $6,000 in repair costs and up to 24 trips are supported annually. IOM's largest medical client is Mercy Ships.^[4]

IMS maintains relationships with professional organizations including: AORN, HSPA, The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA),the Association of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and the Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM).

Accolades

• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses' Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award (2013)^[5]

References

1. "What We Do - STERIS IMS".
2. . Archived from the original on 2013-07-21.
3. "WedgeInc.com".
4. . Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
5. "IMS Receives Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award from AORN". 5 March 2013.