One must be
surprised, being a hospital administrator, what is the need of
knowing engineering service. But one must
not forget that:
- Huge hospital buildings require maintenance and repair.
- Hospital requires Electricity, water supply, air-conditioning, and sewerage disposal for 24x7 days of the year.
- Hospital uses highly sophisticated, heavy equipments and machines for patient care.
The scope of
engineering services in a hospital comprises of civil assets,
electricity supply, water supply including plumbing and fittings,
steam supply, central medical gases, air and clinical vacuum
delivery system, air conditioning and refrigeration, lifts, public
health services, lightening protection, structured cabling,
communication system (public address system, telephones, paging
system), TV and piped music system, non-conventional energy devices,
horticulture, landscaping, fire fighting.
Last, but
not the least, workshop facilities for repairs and maintenance of equipment. The scope of
engineering services generally includes repair and maintenance of
existing facilities to ensure optimum operational reliability, risk
reduction and their safety for the patient, staff and public.
Initial
planning and building the civil assets is to included in the scope of
services. That’s why
it is mandatory for a hospital administrator to know about
engineering services.
The
presentation describes in short the various type of emergency
services required in a hospital setup and taking various preventing
measures for safety of all and longevity of the buildings,
systems and machines.
