SUMMER MAINTENANCE
IS YOUR HEALTH
ESTATE READY FOR THE SUMMER HEAT?
Mike Elver, Major Healthcare Account Manager at Andrews Sykes Hire, discusses the importance of preparing healthcare facilities for the summer and the benefits of having a contingency plan in place.
The healthcare industry is an underestimated essential component of our everyday lives, with many of us relying on the professionals and pioneering equipment operating within in it.
A remarkable number of people move around healthcare facilities everyday, with the NHS dealing with over 1 million patients every 36 hours. In fact, the number of people relying on the effective operation of healthcare facilities is much higher once private hospitals and care homes are also taken into account.
46 | TOMORROW’S FM EFFECTIVE TEMPERATURE
CONTROL In hospitals and other healthcare facilities, effective temperature control is a necessity. Air conditioning has therefore become commonplace within health estates, regulating the temperature throughout a facility – from wards and patient waiting areas, through to operating theatres and pharmaceutical storage rooms.
The complex nature of a hospital environment requires varied temperature control, which tends
to be determined by a specific location’s uses and the equipment functioning within it. Take waiting rooms for example, emotional and anxious patients can experience an increase in heart rate, which can be compounded by overly warm surroundings. This can be a particular problem for the very young, old and susceptible. Uncomfortable, crowded and hot waiting areas also increase tension, a situation often aggravated by the increase in visitor attendance and extended waiting times during the hot summer months.
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