Uninterrupted power supply assumes greater importance and
criticality than the healthcare industry. For this industry the absence of UPS battery is not only
related to profit and loss but it also equates to loss of precious life which
cannot be recovered at any cost. Let understand its importance in detail
especially in view of increasing power outages in hospitals.
Life saving machines
There are many life saving medical equipments like a
ventilator, baby incubator etc which run on electricity and are critical to the
person staying alive. A sudden power outage and lack of critical power supply
can lead to the death of the patients which cannot be restored once the
electricity is restored. These units must run uninterrupted.
Critical during
operations
In any hospital multiple numbers of operations and surgeries
are being executed almost round the clock. A power outage would not only let
some machines unfit to be used but will also make the surgeon impossible to
continue with surgery in the darkened surgery room. This can lead to accident
like wrong cut etc and is guaranteed to lead to death. Consequently this would
lead to a lawsuit against both the doctor and the hospital. This equates to loss
of both credibility and finances and eventually business. This is the reason
why having high operating temperature battery is of utmost important.
Important data on
computers
Most of finances, the hospital room status, patients’
information, doctor’s diagnosis, evaluation and medication and many other data
are constantly being fed and stored in computers. An unexpected loss of power
can lead to an immediate closure of the computer and possible loss of critical
data. This would not only lead to loss of finances and data but also raises
high probability of data getting mixed up as well during restoration process.
Consequently wrong diagnosis and medication may be prescribed to a patient
leading to his death.
Laboratory
Any hospital would have a test laboratory where number of
tests is being carried out. A power outage would bring everything to a
standstill, mixing up of samples results and all possible imaginable chaos.
Thus it is clear that
getting a top low maintenance battery installed in a hospital is critical and
essential and not an optional criterion.