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100

BWH Main Campus has how many Biomed shops (Model/Machine shops not included)?

What is 6 shops?

100

The individual in the department who has been here the longest

Who is Eddie Holmes?

100

Brigham and Women's Hospital is notably affiliated with what academic institution?

What is Harvard University?

100

What is the one word you would never say to a person holding the pager? "Wow, it's been...."

What is Quiet?
100

On November 5th, 2024, the PCN team was appending the script configuration on the LL3 distribution switch when the network experienced a broadcast storm and monitoring went down. How long was this downtime?

What is 6 minutes?

200

BWH has a strong oncology service line. All inpatient units reside in the Tower building excluding this floor.

What is CWN7?

300

The BWH Peri-Op team manages this number of operating rooms.

What is ?

300

There is a retired competitive power lifter in the Biomed Dept. This individual both lifts up the Peri-Op team and some super heavy weights. 

Who is Aurora Wilks?

300

Brigham and Women's Hospital has been ranked first in the nation for which specialty for the last 3 years?

What is obstetrics and gynecology?

400

The Biomed department has notable talents outside of impressive medical device knowledge and efficient problem-solving skills. This manager can play the flute and piccolo.

Who is Elizabeth Sayles?

400

Brigham and Women's Hospital was established with the 1980 merger of three Harvard-affiliated hospitals. The BWH campus as we know it today was built around this founding hospital.

What is Peter Bent Brigham Hospital?

500

Seamless data integration into the EMR is a high priority for hospitals. Biomed makes this possible through an impressive network that spans across this amount of network closets.

What is 44?

500

In 1954, one of BWH's founding hospitals performed the first-ever successful ________ on identical twins.

What is kidney transplant?

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