biomed kitchen
engineering design for global health
about us
biomed kitchen is a biomedical engineering consultancy for remote and global health. We specialise in integrating high-end clinical systems into remote healthcare facilities and mobile platforms.
We speak the language of nurses, engineers and clinical equipment vendors. Our designs are standards-compliant and include embedded maintenance and support protocols. We want patients to receive safe, uninterrupted services, wherever they may be.
Our work draws on more than 20 years’ experience in health, technology and clinical infrastructure. Based in Central Australia, we work in remote communities and around the world.
our approach
We understand the challenges of remote healthcare. We look for the ways remote logistics, supply and support affect design. We design design for resilience, redundancy and long-term stability.
Our work is collaborative. We speak the language of remote-community nurses, hydraulic and electrical engineers, and clinical equipment vendors. We understand remote community life, local languages and cultural priorities.
Our designs are inclusive. Our systems consider devices, dependencies and local infrastructure. We incorporate the need for support-plans, redundancy and integration into each design.
Our systems are compliant. Our work is informed by national and international guidelines and standards for medical devices, health systems, buildings, water infrastructure and quality.
our work
Design for remote healthcare infrastructure is about making sure that systems fit now and work long-term.
We make dental suites fit into remote clinics
We make sure water-treatment systems and healthcare architecture fit together
We make sure workshops, skills and technicians fit the maintenance and support needs of remote health technology
We collaborate, and innovate in dialysis, audiometry and healthcare sustainability
seeds of the practice
The story of biomed kitchen began in East Timor in 2004, providing volunteer clinical engineering support to hospitals and clinics.
Since then we have gained experience.
Award-winning medical device and system designs
Nationally recognised contributions to remote Aboriginal healthcare services
Innovations in sustainability and water conservation for remote desert healthcare
Biomedical workshop design and development
Internationally delivery of biomedical technician training programs
Embedded consultancy in international health service design
Projects across six countries
biomed kitchen is based in Central Australia and works globally.
global health
humanitarian engineering
We have seen and lived the challenges of medical system support in the global health community. We know that logistics, skills, tools and support affect real people - the patients, nurses, and communities who do brilliant things with limited resources.
We provide design, training and support wherever in the world it is needed, and for the benefit of the people who need it most.
the three-percent problem
Most of the world’s hospitals run on less than three percent of the resources needed to support and maintain their medical equipment. We’d like to change that.