On the Front Lines of a New Era in Disaster Response
With disasters on the rise, HTM teams are relying on modern tools and coordinated planning to support smarter emergency response.
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Wireless Power Network Provider to Support Medical Devices
Gaining mobile access wirelessly to a power source could be a potentially life-saving resource for medical technology and equipment.
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Empowering Healthcare Facilities: Jim Folk
Here, Jim Folk, Director—Health Care Solutions, at Chicago-based Tripp Lite, discusses why healthcare facilities should prioritize power management and how the pandemic has impacted the power protection technologies sector.
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On the Front Lines of a New Era in Disaster Response
With disasters on the rise, HTM teams are relying on modern tools and coordinated planning to support smarter emergency response.
Report: Tijuana Hospital Power Outage Behind Deaths of 5 COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators
Five people who were on ventilators reportedly died when Tijuana’s General Hospital experienced a power outage Oct. 23-25.
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Why Is My Medical Equipment Failing?
If you are experiencing constant failures in medical equipment, the problem may not be with the equipment itself. It might be your electricity. Medical technology is susceptible to power quality issues, and healthcare facilities have complex, variable power draws that can lead to power quality problems.
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Key Considerations When Setting Up Emergency Medical Facilities
Power management company Eaton answered the call when Long Island’s Southside Hospital extended its triage capabilities with a COVID-19 tent and tasked a local partner with providing the critical equipment needed to keep the facility functional. Here is what Eaton learned from this task.
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Lights Out: Tracking the Impact of Power Outages
As the need for power continues to grow in the mission-critical healthcare environment, providers can’t afford any downtime. But with the magnitude of ever-escalating power threats and the growing complexity of healthcare IT, uptime isn’t an easy guarantee. Here’s why.
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Power Sources: Three Experts Shed Light on the Power Protection Sector
In this expert roundtable, three insiders reveal what’s new in the power protection sector and share what HTM departments should look for before procuring new technologies.
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The Dangers of Downtime: Keeping the Power on in a 24×7 Environment
Power plays a vital role in a healthcare organization’s ability to run efficiently and deliver quality care to patients. Unfortunately, disasters can strike at any time. In this article, Eaton’s Ed Spears discusses tangible ways healthcare organizations can reduce the dangers of downtime.
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