Hospital Conquers Downtime with Aggreko
The challenge to the customer
A major hospital in New York City – a level I
Trauma Center admitting 25,000 patients per year – recently faced a
shutdown of its cooling system as it prepared for the upgrade of
its existing HVAC system.
The facilities manager wanted to ensure that
temperatures and humidity levels remained stable to maintain a
clean, contamination-free environment without compromising patient
health and safety.
Ensuring uninterrupted patient care was
a top priority, so an ultra-reliable temporary cooling system was
critical. To meet its stringent requirements, the hospital turned
to Aggreko.
Aggreko's solution
Aggreko provided more than 1500 tons of
temporary cooling to the hospital while the facility performed a
total HVAC systems upgrade.
Critical hospital needs dictated that the
system be more than a conventional temporary replacement, so the
experts at Aggreko provided redundant capabilities with Aggreko’s
water-cooled chillers powered by Aggreko’s quiet, low-emission
generators, with connected pumps and cabling. The hospital also
asked Aggreko to manage fuel resources.
Among the equipment Aggreko
provided:
- Air-cooled chillers
- Cooling towers
- Quiet, environmentally friendly generators
- Electrical distribution
- Fuel management services
The equipment was mobilized and installed
within days, ready to support the hospital’s scheduled HVAC outage,
and remained on-site until the upgrade was complete. Not only did
Aggreko handle the planned system upgrade, but shortly after the
principal equipment was installed, Aggreko also supported
uninterrupted patient care again during a separate one-day power
outage at the hospital’s senior citizen nursing facility. For safe
and sure patient care, Aggreko was this hospital’s answer.