As a building owner or property manager, you may associate HVAC expenses with equipment purchases, monthly energy bills or maintenance and repair expenses. But what about the less visible — but no less expensive — costs to your business due to an out-of-spec system or equipment failure?
For hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care centers and other healthcare facilities, temperature fluctuations can mean much more than simply an inconvenience. They could make the difference between life and death for at-risk or elderly patients, the loss of your facility’s professional license, the threat of expensive litigation or even criminal charges.
Facility administrators are required by state and federal law to report temperature variances beyond a certain tolerance. In fact, regular inspections are conducted to ensure compliance with their standards for patient comfort.
The stakes are high when it comes to the risk of equipment failure. If you’re not maintaining your HVAC system, a lack of control over a facility’s heating and cooling can result in irreparable damage to your professional reputation. Further, patients and their families may begin to question the reliability of critical lifesaving equipment or your overall quality of care. A temperature-regulated HVAC system is critical.
With people’s health at risk, it pays to consider both hard and soft costs when evaluating your options for preventive maintenance — including the wisdom of an annual maintenance contract. A preventive maintenance contract will give you peace of mind knowing that your facility’s temperature is under control.
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