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Imagine this, as the hospital director, news reaches you that the facility has experienced a power outage that has even affected patients in the ICU and OR. How stellar is your contingency plan? Bear in mind the health and legal implications of such a scenario. Do you want to take that route?
Ideally, a backup generator in medical facilities should be a necessity put in place during construction. But, since that does not always happen, installing a power backup is the best decision for the smooth running of a medical facility.
Hospitals depend on electricity for lighting, patient data access, and operating medical equipment. These equipment need electricity to function, and should they fail, doctors can't provide their services, putting patients' lives at risk. A steady power stream limits such situations from occurring. A blackout has fatal consequences like patient deaths, downtime, and system breakdowns.
Consistent power supply still tops the list of issues that medical facility managers need to put a permanent solution to. The medical equipment are as sensitive as the human body. For instance, the electrical insulation that our skin provides is taken away during open-heart surgery. At that point, any voltage, regardless of its insignificance, is lethal. All the necessary medical equipment must remain functional and balanced at all times because they stand between a patient's life and death.
While backup hospital generators help to reduce power vulnerability, medical equipment such as ventilators are so critical, thus must always have an uninterrupted power flow. Electricity supply has recurrent but solvable challenges like low-level switching events. A backup generator puts an end to this and many other power challenges.
Since hospitals use a lot of energy, the management should consider incorporating generators to reduce energy expenditure. According to CBECS research, hospitals consume up to 4.3% of the energy produced for commercial purposes, yet they account for less than 1% of commercial buildings. The law also requires that a hospital should have a backup generator.
A backup generator can be used as a standby tool in emergency cases or as an alternative to be entirely relied on to help conserve energy. Since its cost of operation is cheaper than electricity, this measure reduces the hospital's expenditure.
A standard generator should have some essential requirements in line with NFPA 101 safety codes. The document has rules and regulations about backup generators for all facilities housing patients depending on ICU machines.
The basic requirements are that the backup generator:
Along with other guidelines, the document also explains in detail how maintenance should be conducted.
Providing excellent patient care happens on many levels, meaning communication is vital within the medical departments. When electricity is in short supply, communication mediums are also affected. Gadgets like telephones that solely depend on electricity will stop working, which will slow down the flow of information regarding patients. Other than person to person communication, patient files, and health records are also transmitted electronically. These are areas that cannot afford any inconsistency. To avoid power inconveniences, consider a backup generator for an efficient, uninterrupted communication channel.
Consider PSS as your partner in the power business, to avoid the headache involved during genset sales and purchases. We have proudly dedicated ourselves to provide diesel and natural gas generators on both large and small scale for eight decades. We take care of your generator needs from design, brand to completion. We are dedicated to ensuring you have a smooth operation even during power emergencies. Contact us for all your generator concerns.
