The world of health care is changing rapidly, and nowhere is that more apparent than in hospitals, which are tasked with providing critical patient care at lower costs while adhering to numerous and ever-changing state and federal regulations. In order to keep up with these changes, hospitals are relying heavily on their building automation systems (BAS) to do more than just control temperature, humidity, and IAQ.
Administrators are now looking to their BAS to identify opportunities to reduce energy consumption, as well as increase patient safety and satisfaction. As Jim Beam, controls leader, North America, Trane, an Ingersoll Rand brand, noted: “Hospitals need data to help them develop master facility plans that align with their core missions and ideals and help mitigate risk. With hospital administration teams being downsized and their scopes of responsibility being increased, administrators need more key metrics to run their businesses and meet their core mission goals.”