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Archive > September, 2004 Vol. V, No. 9

How to Get a Great Service Contract

You don't have to pay an arm and a leg to maximize uptime and protect your investment in capital equipment.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

Look around your facility, and it's easy to spot the equipment that must be functioning in order for you to do cases. OR lights. Tables. Sterilizers. Microscopes. C-Arms. Endoscopes. Laparoscopes. You'd shudder to think how much revenue you'd lose and how much grief you'd catch if any of this equipment broke down and couldn't be repaired.

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