This has been a big year for the healthcare supply chain. BOC has been committed to working with hospitals, medical centres and aged care facilities to maintain critical supplies as they deal with unprecedented challenges caused by the global pandemic.
As a national supplier of quality medical gases and respiratory devices, BOC understands the importance of patient safety and quality of care. For over 100 years BOC has been a proud industry leader in medical gases in New Zealand with a strong national delivery network and local team of experts.
The 17 retail outlets and depots across the country ensure a quick and reliable supply of product to medical and aged care facilities, providing strong security of supply and support to customers
regardless of location. Ralph Meinhardt, Business Manager Healthcare and Scientific at BOC New Zealand is proud of how his team works collaboratively to deliver the best outcomes for residents with safety, quality and comfort at the heart.
“Our tailored solutions include a full range of medical oxygen cylinders and trolleys, oxygen concentrators, portable suction devices, nebuliser compressors and consumables, oxygen therapy
consumables, sleep and respiratory devices, and emergency resuscitation equipment.
"This is backed by an experienced local customer service team that provides after-sales care, training, maintenance and servicing support to facility staff," said Meinhardt.
Strong quality and compliance BOC’s medical devices and gases comply with all relevant international standards and are compliant adhere to good manufacturing practice and stringent quality measures.
BOC only supply devices which are performance tested by independent laboratories or rigorously test samples at their own dedicated laboratories in Europe to ensure performance in real-life scenarios.
As part of Linde, the largest global supplier of industrial and medical gas, we partner with medical device manufacturers to provide world-class devices and solutions for our customers. Reliable customer support and training Ongoing training and education for facility staff are provided to increase awareness of the safe setup, use, handling, storage and maintenance of supplied medical devices and gases. This is backed by BOC’s digital training solutions including an eLearning portal that provides comprehensive online training for staff.
