Emergency Air Conditioning for Hospitals

October 18, 2024
What happens when a hospital's central cooling unit goes out? That puts many people in sensitive conditions in physical danger if it’s hot outside. The temperatures can only stay cool enough for so long before the hospital needs to begin an evacuation. Can you imagine? Going in for the birth of your child, during a critical emergency, during surgery, and needing to be moved? That sounds like a terrible situation!

Medical Facility Emergencies

A large hospital in Idaho had a chiller and back up chiller fail on a Saturday afternoon. The temperature was in the mid 90’s, it was an extremely hot day already. Critical areas like the ICU, emergency room, operating room, and paternity would over heat and would need to be moved to another location. That can be very unsettling for folks who are already in a crisis of some kind. In that situation, it is best to call climate control speciaists like 1 Source Portable Air.  1 Source was on site with the first load of 1.5 ton ACs within 2 hours and installed within 30 minutes after that,with two more shipments right behind the first. 1 Source Portable Air’s fast reaction time saved the hospital an arduous evacuation.

Emergency Response

They installed 113 portable air conditioners in less than 8 hours after the initial call. The units were placed strategically in all areas of the hospital, some for patients, and some for staff. It could take the hospital up to two months before their central cooling system is back up and running!  Hospitals are used to a different kind of emergency but 1 Source POrtable air was able to come to the rescue with this time sensitive temporary portable air conditioner need, saving the hospital from having to evacuate. A situation that certainly would have caused distress for patients in an already stressful situation.

Timing and Customer Service is Everything

In situations of climate control needs for a hospital in the form of emergency cooling or heating, timing is everything. From answering the phone, being available 24/7, to sticking to your word when it comes to equipment availability in that timeframe to ensure the patients and hardworking staff are kept comfortable in such a sensitive environment. Remember, if your hospital's heating or cooling goes out, call 1 Source Portable Air for emergency cooling immediately.