BeekSpeak, the blog of Beekley Medical

There’s an adage in healthcare “If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen.” Documentation that is a complete, accurate, timely account of a patient’s condition or status not only provides efficient and accurate communication to all on that patient’s medical team, it is also the number one defense against potential litigation. In his JACR article,...

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Best Practices: Imaging

Friday, December 6, 2019

Round Table Discussion with Breast...

Featured Content

Friday, November 22, 2019

Laughingest LINAC Helps Make a Difficult...

Laughter really is the best medicine. Humor has the power to change a patient’s perspective, make a tough treatment easier, and lighten up even the most difficult/vulnerable situations. In October, Beekley Medical announced the "Laughingest LINAC...

Clinical Aromatherapy

Friday, November 15, 2019

My Personal Experience with Clinical...

As a Certified Aromatherapist with Beekley Medical®, part of my role is to help educate and answer questions on aromatherapy in the clinical setting to help healthcare providers and hospitals start an aromatherapy program at their facility. I...

Breast Imaging

Friday, November 8, 2019

Heretic to Hero. How Dr. Bernard Fisher...

The 3.5 million breast cancer survivors currently living in the United States lost a hero on October 16, 2019. A hero they probably never heard of, but to whom many owe their lives and, more importantly, the quality of their life after diagnosis. In...

CT-Scan

Friday, November 1, 2019

When Infection Prevention Can Mean...

In medical imaging, there’s a question that should keep every technologist awake at night: is it really clean? Hospitals are exposed to innumerable diseases and bacteria every day, making it crucial for technologists to clean all surfaces with...

CT-Scan

Friday, October 25, 2019

NG Placements: When Pediatric Patients Can’t...

What do you do when pediatric patients can’t ingest the required amount of contrast for enterography? Chances are, your medical staff resorts to nasogastric intubation (NGT) - a thin tube placed through patient’s nose into the stomach. This is an...

Best Practices: Imaging

Friday, October 18, 2019

Radiologist Perspective: Upgrade to 3D...

When it comes to the use of mammography skin markers in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) or 3D mammography, care has to be taken to use the correct markers. With many sites performing both a full field digital mammogram (2D) and a 3D exam at one...

Anxiousness

Friday, October 11, 2019

Infertility Treatments – Just Relax They Say

Women that need help with conception and seek Infertility centers to help start their family, can encounter anxiety, sadness, and depression. According to an article in the New York Times, some studies compared the stress from infertility to...

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Friday, October 4, 2019

Laughing Our Way to Better Health: Humor and...

Laughing really is good medicine. It relaxes the body, releases endorphins, and even burns calories. But what role does it play in patient comfort? Motivational speaker and arthritis "survivor" David Jacobson is more familiar than most with...

Corporate News

Friday, September 20, 2019

Meet Tanya Burke, Radiation Therapist,...

Radiation Therapists are special people dedicated to helping cancer patients who are fighting for their lives have the best possible experience and outcome with their radiation treatments. To recognize this group of silent heroes, Beekley Medical...

Corporate News

Friday, July 26, 2019

Meet Imaging Solutions PTY – Beekley...

Beekley Medical annually recognizes one high-performing business partner with the "Global Partner of the Year Award." One of the biggest factors in deciding the winner is the percentage of growth over the previous year. Other considerations are the...

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Introducing the New Look of Beekley Medical

Everything evolves – technology, communication, and even brands. 2019 marks the 85th year that our parent company, Beekley Corporation, has been in continuous business. Starting out as a printing and lithographic company, Beekley made its name in...

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Monday, June 17, 2019

Meet Connecticut's Small Business Exporter of...

Beekley Medical has now been recognized by a second organization for our growth and success in sales outside the United States. Recognized in 2018 with the President's "E" Award for Exports from the US Department of Commerce, Beekley has now ...

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Monday, February 18, 2019

The Team Behind Beekley's Promise of Perfect...

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." ~ Andrew Carnegie A group that...

Corporate News

Friday, February 1, 2019

Meet Amy Bosco - Making Footprints Across the...

As an organization, Beekley Corporation has been recognized by outside companies for our culture, our benefits, and our people by earning nods as a Best Place to Work and Top Workplace in Connecticut. But until 2018, Beekley had never been recognized...

Beekley Culture

Friday, December 21, 2018

Roots and Wings - The Secret to Beekley's...

When Beekley Corporation was first founded by my paternal grandfather F. Cheney Beekley in 1934, it was as a manufacturer of paper products. The company was located in West Hartford, CT and occupied three floors of the building in the center of town....

Beekley Culture

Friday, November 9, 2018

"Movembering" Beyond Breast Care

To most people in the imaging community, the name Beekley Medical is synonymous with mammography skin markers and early detection of breast cancer causes. But, even though breast care is our oldest and largest division, we are very much involved in...

Corporate News

Friday, September 28, 2018

Bella's Art Supplies - A Beekley Customer...

One of the many things we love about our customers is that they share our mission to help make the lives of everyone we touch a little better. We are fortunate to work with individuals who have dedicated their lives to caring for others. And it's not...

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