Hospital Engineering Services is backbone of hospital.The engineering services of a healthcare facility support the delivery of patient care and help to maintain a healing and safe environment. Engineering services are integral part of hospital infrastructure. Engineering services account for approximately 35-40% of the capital costs in the construction of health care facilities The requirement for the healthcare design is that it facilitates high quality patient care for the most cost effective capital and recurrent cost. The goal of Environment of Care is to provide a safe, functional and supportive environment for patients, staff and visitors.
The engineering services in a hospital include the Civil assets, Electricity supply, water supply including plumbing and fittings, steam supply, piped medical gases, air and clinical vacuum delivery system, air conditioning and refrigeration, lifts and dumb waiters, public health services, lightening protection, communication system (public address system, telephones, paging system), TV and piped music system, non-conventional energy devices, horticulture, arboriculture and landscaping and last but not the least workshop facilities for repairs and maintenance.
Thus, the hospital engineer has adopted a multidisciplinary and proactive role, collaborating and making decisions about the new hospital equipment and advanced technologies to be implemented in the centres. In this regard, the hospital engineer is in charge of aspects such as:
• Advise on investments and new facilities.
• Direct minor works and supervise contracts.
• Manage financial and human resources
• The technical-legal responsibility of the facilities