AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

This award is given to a biomedical equipment technician (BMET) to recognize individual dedication, achievement, and excellence in the field of healthcare technology management.

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Achievement and sustained excellence through specific contributions to the profession.
• Achievement of the ICC Certification: CBET, CRES, or CLES
• Employment in the HTM field for five years or more
  

Candidates should demonstrate:

• Current responsibilities associated with the role of technician/technologist
• Active participation and leadership in local, state, or national HTM organizations
• Contributions to share knowledge and experience through speaking engagements or authorship of articles related to HTM
• Resolution of an HTM challenge or problem in a patient care environment
• A role in special projects or studies that made a difference to the field
  

The award includes a $1,500 check and a plaque to be presented at the 2020 AAMI Exchange in New Orleans, LA.

For more information, contact awards@aami.org.

2020 Recipient

Nicholas Grecco, CBET, team lead at Baycare Health, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in Trinity, FL

This award is given to a biomedical equipment technician (BMET) to recognize their dedication, achievement, and excellence in the HTM field. Nicholas Grecco will receive the award this year for his dedication to the profession and for his performance as an outstanding team member with an impressive work ethic.

Grecco spearheaded an impressive hospital-wide electrocardiogram (ECG) pad conversion. Through his troubleshooting and analysis, he determined that the pads were causing artifacts and noise in patients’ recorded heart rhythms. He identified an alternative ECG pad already in the hospital’s inventory to remedy the situation and helped roll out a conversion of all ECG pads across the entire hospital.

“It is a great honor to receive this prestigious award especially in light of the caliber of the other nominees,” said Grecco. “One of the most critical responsibilities of our profession is our role as a patient safety advocate. To me, receiving this award means that the troubleshooting and meticulous labors of our work are celebrated as significant successes for patient safety.”