I have a situation. A hospital has contacted me to run power to an IT room where they are installing multiple servers, PDUs, etc. They insist that I tie into the critical branch. To me, computers and the internet don't qualify as part of an essential electrical system. Thoughts?
Article 517 -- IT on critical branch?
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As stated by Drive, this would be a hospital call or the AHJ governing hospitals in your area or state and I can certainly see why IT equipment could be essential to a hospitals operation.
The applicable code would be 517.33(A)(9)
Roger
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I wonder if Hospitals have plans how to stay open if the IT goes down?
Most of the retail places I work keep old type credit card imprinters on hand in case the card readers fail.
Most of the retail places I work keep old type credit card imprinters on hand in case the card readers fail.
I wonder if Hospitals have plans how to stay open if the IT goes down?
Most of the retail places I work keep old type credit card imprinters on hand in case the card readers fail.
I always seem to get stuck in the line where the cashier is clueless if the register goes down. I wonder how many employees would still know how to use one of those??
dbuckley
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In my opinion, IT is generally one of the most critical things in any business. Lose the IT, and you cant do a thing.
When I last worked in a hospital, which was 1982 (I think), the only computer was the one in admin that did the payroll. Now IT is an essential part of medical care life.
Many hospitals no longer have the traditional patient notes, so no IT means no notes. X-rays are now electronic, so no IT means no x-rays. Lose the internet, and you can't get x-ray results from the radiographers up the road, or look up a patient identifier from the Ministry of Health.
When I last worked in a hospital, which was 1982 (I think), the only computer was the one in admin that did the payroll. Now IT is an essential part of medical care life.
Many hospitals no longer have the traditional patient notes, so no IT means no notes. X-rays are now electronic, so no IT means no x-rays. Lose the internet, and you can't get x-ray results from the radiographers up the road, or look up a patient identifier from the Ministry of Health.
russ
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I install cabling and power for patient monitoring equipment, and always use the critical power for it.
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Many drug carts are wirelessly linked to and locked by the hospital computer systems - no IT, no 'on the floor' drug dispensing.
Laptops and 'I-pads' are and will continue to replace paper charts in many facilities.
Heck even the kitchen and its patient food dispensing can not operate without computer access.
Laptops and 'I-pads' are and will continue to replace paper charts in many facilities.
Heck even the kitchen and its patient food dispensing can not operate without computer access.
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