WITH 2050 GROWING EVER CLOSER, IT’ S TIME THAT MORE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THINK LIKE IMPACT COMPANIES AND INVEST IN THE PEOPLE, EDUCATION AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO FUTURE- PROOF THEIR OPERATIONS.
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3. Digitalisation
To provide for patients in a rapidly changing environment, healthcare organisations must be able to evolve while maintaining a focus on patient care. This requires facilities that are not only resilient and efficient but also sustainable. By leveraging all-digital, all-electric Internet of Things( IoT) solutions, hospitals can better address critical challenges such as decarbonisation, rising patient expectations and outdated infrastructure.
In hospitals, not having a steady supply of power 24 / 7 could literally be life or death. In addition, it takes a substantial amount of energy to power the specialist equipment in healthcare facilities. To reduce the risk of blackouts and power cuts, hospitals can adopt energy management solutions like EcoStruxure PME to give staff a more accurate overview of energy consumption. Thanks to these digital solutions, Lille University Hospital could optimise energy usage, reduce costs and boost the resiliency of its power supply to better serve its 1.4 million patients.
Most importantly, investing in the right digital solutions can help protect patients’ safety and well-being. When a circuit breaker trips, troubleshooting can take as long as two hours, which is a huge risk for hospitals. While many hospitals have backup generators, these are reserved for essential areas and services. Power outages could cause medical supplies to become defective and put patients’ safety at risk. Schneider Electric’ s MasterPacT MTZ Active circuit breaker is designed with usability in mind, so operators can simply scan a QR code to identify the cause of the outage and how to restore power quickly to minimise the risks to patients and medical supplies.
As the world becomes increasingly digital, these advanced technologies will become crucial in supporting the transformation of healthcare facilities into more adaptive, patient-centric spaces capable of meeting both current and future needs.
Creating a world of impact companies in the healthcare sector
Social and environmental changes are accelerating worldwide and becoming tougher and tougher to navigate. Now, companies in every industry are having to
WITH 2050 GROWING EVER CLOSER, IT’ S TIME THAT MORE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THINK LIKE IMPACT COMPANIES AND INVEST IN THE PEOPLE, EDUCATION AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO FUTURE- PROOF THEIR OPERATIONS.
rethink their purposes and aims. If they can become sustainable today, they have the freedom to operate, thrive and create positive change tomorrow. We believe this type of impact requires‘ impact companies’, which every business can become. In healthcare, stakeholders at every level need to adopt this mindset when approaching sustainability. It simply encompasses two overarching principles:
Do good to do well and do well to do good: Business performance enables environmental and social impact. Sustainability is a source of performance and growth.
Bring everyone along: Positive impact can only happen if you’ re not a lonely leader, but if you instead foster a movement of global goals and local efforts to leave no one behind.
At Schneider Electric, we’ re committed to helping our suppliers and partners decarbonise their operations. Under our Energize Programme, we have collaborated with 12 global pharmaceutical companies to engage hundreds of suppliers to help decarbonise the pharmaceutical value chain. Together, we can make a much greater impact than if we worked alone.
With 2050 growing ever closer, it’ s time that more healthcare providers think like impact companies and invest in the people, education and digital solutions needed to future-proof their operations. That way, we can make sure we stay on track to meet European energy transition goals, solve the dual energy and climate crises and enjoy a stable, planet-friendly future. �
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