Latin America. The health sector faces numerous challenges when it comes to efficient energy management. Health care is a big consumer (in the U.S. medical organizations spend more than $6.5 billion a year on energy), even larger than other sectors, such as manufacturing. In addition, 30% of the data generated by information technologies (IT) comes from the health sector.
Eaton discusses the importance of energy management in the medical industry, and addresses the challenges faced by this sector, such as its high energy consumption, and the solutions that exist to reduce it.
A new CT scanner can cost between $1 million and $5 million, and some higher-end models can cost even more, while MRI scanners can range from $6 million to $30 million. That is why efficient and reliable energy backup is essential, to protect this type of equipment against possible power failures and to extend the useful life and efficiency of the equipment and the investment made in it as much as possible.
Solutions for efficient energy management
The great relevance of energy management solutions lies in the fact that they are designed to reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency in the healthcare field. These solutions can help hospitals, laboratories and healthcare entities comply with energy regulations, reduce operating and maintenance costs; improve facility uptime and reliability; and increase transparency and energy efficiency.
This translates into decreased energy consumption and lower costs for electricity and equipment maintenance, as well as uninterrupted operation of critical healthcare systems. In addition, this type of solution allows better control and monitoring of energy consumption, facilitating decision-making to optimize its use. Finally, the combination of these benefits helps hospitals and medical centers comply with energy standards and regulations.
Benefits for different areas of the health sector
Imaging: Protecting sophisticated imaging machines and analytical instruments is essential while delivering clean, reliable, and efficient energy to critical building systems.
Laboratories: Implementation of control and monitoring systems to optimize energy use in clinical and research laboratories. For many laboratories, maintaining reliable power means ensuring the accurate performance of sensitive equipment that patients depend on, protecting the hygienic environment for the safety of patients and staff, and performing tests and procedures quickly and safely.
Data Centers: Ensure operation based on reliability and continuity. Allowing patient information to be stored and protected means that it is critical that power is not interrupted, making it possible to meet the growing need for data processing, ensure system uptime, and protect the privacy of patient records.
Pharmaceutical industry: In a market sensitive to fluctuations in energy, it is essential to reduce operational risk. Performance optimization means that pharmaceutical companies can focus on getting to market faster, while complying with regulations and maintaining product quality and safety.
