March 2006

 

 
Mass. State Senator Fargo Tours BD Ophthalmic Waltham Facility



Last month, BD Ophthalmic Systems hosted a visit from Massachusetts State Senator Susan Fargo, Co-Chair of the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health. The Waltham facility is located in Sen. Fargo’s legislative district.

Following a briefing on healthcare worker and patient safety, legislation, the patient right-to-know of the re-use of single-use medical devices (S1321), and medical device industry future in Massachusetts, Doug Lawrence, Vice President and General Manager of BD Ophthalmic Systems led a tour of the manufacturing facility and met with several BD associates.

Hosting a tour of your manufacturing facility for your State Senator or Representative is an effective way to educate lawmakers on the importance of the medical device industry in our region. If you are interested in having such an event at your company, please contact Tom Sommer at MassMEDIC – 617/414-1340 or sommer@massmedic.com.