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Microgrid helps facility weather storm
Citizens Medical Center in Texas invested in backup power infrastructure to help it withstand adverse weather
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Power and Electrical
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Infrastructure
A review of common hospital utility risks
Proactive assessment of hospital utilities can help to minimize risks and ensure safe and efficient operations
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Cover story
Demonstration project proves value of health care microgrids
Microgrid installation at a Kaiser facility serves as potential model for future health care infrastructure
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Cover story
Maintaining crucial power during emergency events
Power systems such as fuel cells and microgrids can help bolster hospital resiliency
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Field Report
Rural hospital takes back its power
Linton Hospital implements UPS to supply critical backup power to life-saving medical equipment
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Engineering
Seven factors to monitor in power system operations
Overview touches on requirements to develop and maintain a reliable power system
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Engineering
Powering China’s 10-day hospital
Eaton helped to fast-track utility connections for two emergency field hospitals in response to COVID-19
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Emergency Power
California health facilities evaluate power options amid outages
Planned and unplanned power outages to mitigate fires becomes a challenge for many facilities
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Infrastructure
Resilience for health care technology
Operating definitions for "resilience" focus on the ability to withstand and recover
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Infrastructure
Powering up to meet today's health technology demands
The digitization of health care and advanced medical equipment place greater demand on electrical systems
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