Colombia. Schneider Electric, a leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has worked for decades in the healthcare sector, in clinics, hospitals and medical centers, ensuring the connectivity of equipment in an efficient and reliable way.
Schneider Electric knows that hospitals are among the buildings that require the most energy, as many of the devices and equipment cannot be turned off to meet patient demands.
In the United States, a hospital bed uses 6,000 KWh in electricity in a year, this is the same as a couple of new family homes; incidentally, 25% of a hospital's operating costs are related to energy.
Switches and sockets for electrical connection in rooms are important components to make hospitals efficient. Here are a few features of these devices provided by Schneider Electric:
1. They are inert to fungi and bacteria: Schneider Electric sockets and switches feature Microban®, an innovative technology that makes it possible to manufacture more reliable products in terms of protection against microbes and fungi.
2. Designed for high availability: In a hospital room, different equipment is connected to monitor, provide medications or to assist the patient. These devices cannot lose the connection to power. Schneider Electric has developed suitable solutions to protect equipment from electric shocks and other anomalies.
3. Standardized: This allows the medical staff and visitors to recognize at a glance if they can connect a device in a hospital room, preventing damage to medical equipment and the electrical network itself.
4. Diversity of functions: The medical corps requires specialized switch and power socket systems that make the operation of different equipment easier. Schneider Electric has a reliable portfolio to meet the demands of today's hospitals.
Thus, in a hospital, a switch or a power outlet is the point of contact between energy, reliability and patient safety.
