CCE's History
In what year did CCE begin distributing for Samsung?
2015
Which Canadian province is home to the largest number of diagnostic imaging clinics?
Ontario
This staff member has been with CCE since 1995.
Hany Maurice (CONGRATULATIONS, HANY!)
Transducer
Roses are red, grass is green, this system was our top seller in 2018
Samsung HS70A
Which Japanese company acquired Toshiba Medical Systems in 2016 and later rebranded it to adopt their own name?
Canon Inc. (Canon Medical Systems)
Before joining CCE, this employee came from a career in the telecommunications market
Yvette Murad (Bell)
When did CCE open it's doors in Calgary?
November, 2022.
Now offering his services for us as an educator, this veterinarian gave us our first veterinary sale in the late 1990's
Dr. Bob Hylands
What is the regulatory classification of most diagnostic ultrasound machines under Health Canada?
Class III
This employee commonly refers to his colleagues as "young fella", and always ends a conversation with a friendly "arrivederci!"
Brock Hutchinson
What does CCE stand for?
Canada Commercial Exchange
What was the first major company that CCE distributed for?
HP (later Agilent)
Which ultrasound company, known for pioneering the Sequoia ultrasound platform, was acquired by Siemens in the early 2000s?
Acuson
Name three current employees who previously worked with Toshiba/Canon.
Nabil Wisa, Mohamad Krayem, Shweta Sharma
Once upon a time, CCE was an authorized distributor for Toshiba, selling which line of entry level systems?
JustVision 200 and 400
In CCE's early days, 100's of these these medical devices were procured from Canada and exported to Egypt
Dialysis machines
What was the first Canadian hospital to install a commercially available diagnostic ultrasound system?
Toronto General Hospital (1965)
This is the CCE employee with the longest tenure (other than Hany), having started in 2007.
Karen LaSaga-Catney
CCE's first sale was a Sony Analog Printer. How much did we charge for it?
$500