The Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia
Emergency power solution for a hospital providing demanding specialist emergency services
Background
The mission of the Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia is to promote the health of the district’s population in cooperation with the basic health care and social services by taking care of the special obligations assigned to the hospital district and by providing specialised health care services for the region’s population.
The Seinäjoki Central Hospital deployed a new emergency power solution in May 2018 to secure the hospital’s operations in case of power outages.
Solution
The growth and expansion of the Seinäjoki Central Hospital generated a need for a more effective emergency power solution, which has sufficient capacity to secure the demanding specialist emergency services provided by the hospital.
The emergency power solution selected for the Seinäjoki Central Hospital was DRUPS. The system offers fully uninterrupted emergency power and replaces the traditional UPS solution. The system contains a flywheel mass that stores energy and improves the quality of electricity as well as a diesel engine that produces the required energy during prolonged power outages.
Outcome
KW-Set Oy was selected as the provider of the emergency power solution in competitive tendering, as it had the capacity to provide a cost-effective solution that meets the hospital district’s operating needs. The company’s capability to offer a comprehensive service ranging from design to system implementation and subsequent maintenance services in support of the hospital’s maintenance personnel was also an asset.
Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia
The Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia includes 18 municipalities in the Finnish-speaking South Ostrobothnia, with a total population of nearly 200,000.
The Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia is one of the twelve hospitals providing demanding specialist emergency services in Finland. These hospitals are hubs of the most demanding specialist emergency competence and maintain round-the-clock units for demanding specialist emergency services.
The hospital district’s mission is to promote the health the health of the district’s population in cooperation with the basic health care and social services by taking care of the special obligations assigned to the hospital district and by providing specialised health care services for the region’s population.
“An emergency power solution that covers the needs of the hospital providing demanding specialist emergency services in order to secure the hospital’s operating capacity in all situations.”
Jari Hakala
Director of Support Services,
Hospital District of South Ostrobothnia
Customer benefits
- An emergency power solution that secures the operations of the hospital providing demanding specialist emergency services
- A customised emergency power solution
- Delivery in accordance with the procurement schedule
- 24/7 on-call and maintenance services
- Fully uninterrupted power supply
- The entire emergency power solution is installed outside the hospital facilities
- Simpler supply of electricity
- Improved short-circuit current power supply capacity compared to the conventional solution
- Clearly defined contract boundaries and responsibilities