2011 Earthday - Project Calumet
2011 - Milwaukee, WI Alpha Source, Inc supports Earth Day by hosting the 2nd annual Earth Day Clean-up known as Project Calumet. Milwaukee County Supervisor Johnny Thomas in addition to neighboring businesses will be in attendance supporting the cause. Read More Milwaukee's Fox 6 interview: Engineering World Health Project
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2009 Engineering World Health Project
2009 January 8, Milwaukee, WI (Updated April 15, 2009): Alpha Source, Inc has joined forces with students from the Marquette University Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Healthcare Without Borders (HWB) to assemble defibrillator battery test kits that will be distributed and used in hospitals of developing countries. The unassembled defibrillator battery test kits will be purchased by Alpha Source from Engineering World Health (EWH), a charitable organization founded to harness the resources of collegiate engineering programs and professional engineers for the improvement of conditions in hospitals of the developing world. Once the kits have been assembled and tested, they will be used to test the electrical charge levels of defibrillators. EWH will forward the kits on to partner hospitals directly or through students participating in the EWH Summer Institute. The EWH Summer Institute gives engineering, physics and chemistry college students the opportunity to get hands-on repair and design experience while simultaneously helping disadvantaged hospitals and patients at facilities in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Tanzania. Dr. Kris Ropella, Biomedical Engineering Department Chair of Marquette University and Dr. Samantha Jacques, Biomedical Engineering Program Director of MSOE, both found this joint venture a great opportunity to engage the students academically as well as expose them to global healthcare improvement initiatives. By working on this project Marquette and MSOE students will get basic soldering and electrical circuit experience through assembling and testing the kits donated by Alpha Source. A part of our corporate mission is to work with charitable organizations that focus on providing quality healthcare worldwide. When I was introduced to the EWH program and the opportunity to engage young minds in the process, I wanted to make an impact and get involved, said Alpha Source President Norine Carlson-Weber. MSOE student Catherine Weitenbeck (MSOE's EWB President) and Marquette student Kevin Vincent (Marquette's BSME President) are both excited about collaborating with Alpha Source and students from another Wisconsin university on a project that allows them to develop their engineering skills and make a difference. Building kits for free distribution to developing country hospitals is a great way for collegiate engineering programs to contribute to improving the lives of people who live in poor and vulnerable communities, where having reliable equipment can literally mean the difference between life and death, says Frank Webb, the Executive Director of EWH. We are excited to see this wonderful gesture from Alpha Source and the students at Marquette University and Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kits will be assembled at MSOE on Saturday, January 17th and Marquette on Wednesday, January 21st and Saturday, January 24th. Engineering World Health, founded in 2001 by Dr. Robert Malkin and Dr. Mohammad Kiani, is a national organization with chapters at schools in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. EWH works in close partnership with Duke University, which manages the Engineering World Health Summer Institute program. 2009 AAMI Conference
Milwaukee, WI (April 6, 2009) Alpha Source, Inc. will be exhibiting at the 2009 AAMI Conference and Expo taking place on June 6 - 8, 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. A+ Letter Grade from the Better Business Bureau
Alpha Source, Inc. earned the Better Business Bureau(BBB) highest accreditation rating of A+ as a result of meeting and exceeding established accreditation standards. The newly launched letter grade rating system replaces the previous two-dimensional satisfactory and unsatisfactory system providing consumers a more comprehensive and objective view of a business reliability and trustworthiness. According to the BBB, this new and improved system has enhanced their rating system overall visual appeal and user-friendly format. Businesses will be rated objectively based on a computer-generated formula that takes into account 16 different factors most of which revolve around customer complaint history. The focus on the number of complaints, the severity of complaints and how a business resolves complaints are the main determinants that can drive a business letter grade up or down keeping customer satisfaction at the forefront. Becoming an accredited BBB company is a part of Alpha Source ongoing commitment to industry best customer service and product quality. Other steps Alpha Source has taken to keep customers and quality first include achieving ISO13485:2003 Certification and the implementation of robust product quality and compliance, Quality Management Systems. |
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Press Releases
Alpha Source, Inc. Receives Second Year Recognition on Five DiversityBusiness.com’s “Top Business” Lists Milwaukee, Wisc.—May 8th, 2012 Alpha Source, Inc., a Wisconsin-based medical equipment parts distributor and battery-pack manufacturer, received recognition on five DiversityBusiness.com’s 2012 “Top Business” lists. DiversityBusiness.com, the nation’s leading multicultural business Website, ranked Alpha Source on two national lists and three Wisconsin lists. The annual “Top Business” lists recognize the most successful entrepreneur’s across the United States. This is the second year Alpha Source has been recognized by DiversityBusiness.com on their annual “Top Business” lists. Companies making the lists are privately-owned businesses in the U.S. in sectors including technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services. Nationally, Alpha Source ranked on two lists: 136th on the “Top 500 Women Owned Businesses” and 382nd on the “Top 500 Privately Held Businesses.” Companies in the Div500 represents the “nation’s top earner and challenge the long-held notion that privately-owned businesses are small or insignificant,” according to DiversityBusiness.com. Locally in Wisconsin, Alpha Source ranked on three lists: 4th on the “Top 50 Women Owned in Wisconsin”, 13th on both the “Top 50 Diversity Owned in Wisconsin,” and “Top 100 Privately Held in Wisconsin.” According to Norine Carlson-Weber, president of Alpha Source, “Alpha Source has come a long way since I started the company over 25 years ago. As Alpha Source continues to grow as a solutions provider for the variety of markets we serve, it’s great to be recognized nationally and locally as a privately held woman-owned company.” Companies who made the lists were honored during DiversityBusiness.com’s 12th Annual Multicultural Business conference in April. About Alpha Source, Inc.
Alpha Source, Inc.’s Third Annual Earth Day Cleanup a Success Milwaukee, Wisc.— April 24, 2012 Alpha Source, Inc., a Wisconsin-based medical parts distributor and battery-pack manufacturer, had another successful Earth Day cleanup of Calumet Road and the area surrounding the Calumet Woods Business Park. The event, called Project Calumet, was held on Friday, April 20th, 2012 from 11am-2pm. Alpha Source employees and employees from the surrounding businesses participated in this year’s cleanup.
Alpha Source, Inc. to Hold Annual Calumet Road Cleanup in Honor of Earth Day Milwaukee, Wisc.— April 17, 2012 Alpha Source, Inc., a Wisconsin-based medical parts distributor and battery-pack manufacturer, will be hosting its third annual cleanup of Calumet Road and the area surrounding the Calumet Woods Business Park. The event, known as Project Calumet, will be held in honor of Earth Day on Friday, April 20th, 2012 from 11am-2pm. Project Calumet is a great opportunity for Alpha Source employees and employees from the surrounding companies to show how much they value the community in which they work in.
Alpha Source, Inc. Makes DOTmed’s List of 100 Top Rated Sellers Milwaukee, Wisc.— March 15,2012 Alpha Source, Inc., a medical parts distributor and battery-pack manufacturer, makes DOTmed’s list of Top 100 rated sellers. DOTmed, a marketplace for medical equipment and parts, determines its Top 100 list from user ratings. Alpha Source made the 2012 Top 100 list by receiving a five-star rating—the highest rating available. Over 1000 sellers were nominated, but the coveted designation is awarded to the top 100 sellers with the highest number of positive five-star ratings from 2011. The five-star rating system is an important peer-review evaluation and it is a recognized symbol of integrity, according to DOTmed.com. The Top 100 is determined by user ratings on DOTmed.com from the previous year, using a combination of the quality of a seller’s five-star ratings and the total number of individual five-star ratings a seller receives. Users who have done business with Alpha Source in the past gave Alpha Source an “overall” rating of five-stars. Alpha Source also received five-star ratings in various other categories including, “Product Knowledge”, “Quality of Equipment” and “Easy to Deal With”. DOTmed.com has over 125,000 users from around the world. According to Norine Carlson-Weber, president of Alpha Source, “To be a part of DOTmed’s Top 100 and to receive high ratings in so many different categories is a testament to the work our team has done. It means even more that it’s Alpha Source customers who are doing the rating, because we strive to provide the best products, service, and solutions for all our customers and this is confirmation that we are doing our job.” Alpha Source along with other companies who have made the Top 100 list will be showcased in the March 2012 issue of DOTmed Business News. DOTmed is a marketplace where healthcare professionals, medical equipment manufacturers, brokers, and dealers buy and sell equipment, parts and services online. About Alpha Source, Inc. Alpha Source, Inc. Donates $500 to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Alpha Source, Inc. Donates $500 to the Samaritan’s Purse
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Alpha Source has proudly dontated $1000.00 to the AAMI Scholarhship program this year. Created in 2009, the Michael J. Miller Scholarship Program provides scholarships to students who are pursuing an education in medical technology management. The program is named in honor of Michael J. Miller — a leader in the medical technology field who served as AAMI’s president for 40 years until his retirement in 2009. Every year, the AAMI Foundation will award scholarships to students aspiring to become biomedical equipment technicians and clinical engineers. These scholarships expand access to students who have demonstrated academic excellence, technical aptitude, and commitment to the clinical engineering profession. |
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