Power Outage Impact at Hospitals

When a hospital experiences a power outage, it encounters significant challenges that impact patient care, medical equipment, and overall operations. High-risk surgeries may be jeopardized due to inadequate lighting, and vital medical equipment in units like intensive care may cease to function.

California Wildfires and Power Outages

As many know, California has been unfortunate this year with the 6,190 fires totaling 198,815 acres of burnt up land. These fires are still going on today leaving many without power, food, water, and even their homes. Firefighters tirelessly and nonstop try to combat these raging blazes in an attempt to save millions of people and homes. Hospitals are scrambling in order to find running refrigerators and freezers in order to keep medications safe.

Protecting Life During Surgical Procedures When the Power Fails

Loss of electrical power in a hospital or in an office based surgical center is a patient safety hazard that has been neglected in medical training and research. The technology-rich environment of the operating room (OR) puts patients at risk should a sudden loss of power occur, as lights and critical equipment may fail without warning. A delay of care for several minutes as equipment reboots during a critical part of a procedure can be dangerous. Regardless of whether a crisis is brief or prolonged, or whether generators work or not, patients remain at significant risk whenever power is interrupted.

Planning for Hurricane Season with Medical Refrigerators.

The World Meteorological Association is predicting nine to 15 named storms to form, including four to eight hurricanes and two to four “major” hurricanes––storms that reach Category 3 to Category 5 this season. These natural elements contribute to a Hurricane’s intensity and path of devastation;

Protect your Vaccine Storage from Summer Power Outages

With Memorial Day weekend on us, many consider it the “unofficial kick off to summer” and there’s no better time than now to start preparing for summer power outages and making sure your vaccine inventory is safe.