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| Hospital Create Cooling Contingency Plans |
| 2008-5-20 10:26:02 |
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BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As organizations
throughout the Gulf South region get ready for the start of another
hurricane season on June 1, hospitals are learning how to take special care
to prepare for unplanned emergencies and disasters.
Bonnie Spalding, a contingency cooling engineer at Trane, will address
the planning process beginning at 9 a.m., Thursday, June 5, at the annual
meeting of the Mississippi Hospital Association Society for Healthcare
Engineers. Speaking at the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis, she will
discuss the concept of "cooling contingency planning for hospitals" and
share a step-by- step process for evaluating, establishing and implementing
a contingency plan.
Spalding will quantify the cost of a cooling system interruption by
describing the various factors that lead to lost revenue. She will describe
the cooling contingency planning process, and provide healthcare engineers
with the tools they will need to put together a plan for their hospitals.
Spalding is a healthcare engineer for Trane with a specialty in
contingency cooling. She has a degree in mechanical engineering and nearly
20 years of industry experience.
The Mississippi Hospital Association Society for Healthcare Engineers'
annual meeting is an educational event for engineers in health care
facilities to strengthen and improve their engineering services.
Contingency Planning Minimizes Risk and Saves Dollars
Crafting a contingency plan in case of fire or electrical outage is
critical to ensure patient safety during emergencies. Hospitals often
overlook planning for a cooling outage, even though failure to address the
issue could be dangerous and costly.
A well-crafted cooling contingency plan makes it possible for hospitals
to quickly and easily use temporary cooling in case normal indoor comfort
systems are disrupted. Doing so:
-- Minimizes downtime during an emergency to help keep patients and staff
safe and comfortable
-- Controls the cost of temporary cooling with preplanned building
modifications
-- Helps keep the facility operational, even during an emergency
-- Ensures temporary cooling connection equipment is properly installed
Trane's Cooling Contingency Plan Program
Trane's comprehensive cooling contingency plan program helps hospitals
identify potential sources of cooling system failure and creates plans for
each failure scenario.
This process establishes the required cooling and specific equipment
needed to maintain cooling in critical areas. While the plan is being
refined, recommendations may be made on facility modifications to prepare
for temporary cooling. This allows faster installation in the event of an
emergency.
When the cooling contingency plan is complete, it requires only a phone
call to activate.
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