In the aftermath of a major disaster, the power generation industry plays a crucial role in powering critical infrastructure in the absence of utility power. This vital role becomes a life-saving mission when it comes to supplying backup power for critical healthcare facilities.
In order to effectively advance its mission of safeguarding backup power for critical healthcare facilities, Powered for Patients depends on active involvement from leaders within the power generation industry. Here are some key benefits for power generation companies who engage with Powered for Patients.
- Government officials are turning to Powered for Patients for information and answers about the power generation industry’s resources, needs and capabilities. Government officials are looking to Powered for Patients to help answer critical questions about the power generation industry’s capabilities and interest in working with government to better safeguard backup power during disasters.
- Ensure industry representation during pre-disaster planning while strengthening your healthcare client relationships. As Powered for Patients advances local stakeholder engagement initiatives in select states, hospitals and other critical healthcare facilities involved will expect their local backup generator supplier(s) and service provider(s) to be at the table. Doing so will help local power generation service companies demonstrate their willingness to help clients address a serious concern, which won’t go unnoticed.
- Help overcome barriers to serving your clients in times of disaster. One of the biggest challenges facing generator service companies following Hurricane Sandy was not being able to get to healthcare clients because of closed roads, police barricades and limited fuel supplies. Generator service companies working with Powered for Patients will have access to resources to overcome post disaster barriers.
- Leverage temporary federal replacement generators in the worst case scenario. In the rare instance when a hospital client nears the point of ordering an emergency evacuation because backup power is threatened, the worst thing a generator service company could say in these situations is “there’s nothing more I can do.” Lives are at risk and so is your reputation. Powered for Patients is pleased to be working with FEMA’s Temporary Power Division leaders to help hospitals and other facilities be better equipped to receive an emergency deployment of a federal backup generator. Through this collaboration with FEMA, Powered for Patients can help power generation companies facilitate enrollment of clients in the federal Emergency Power Facility Assessment Tool (EPFAT), a resource that can expedite deployment of a federal generator in the rare event of a hospital generator failure.
What Power Generation Industry Leaders are saying about Powered for Patients™
“Powered for Patients has done a great job in creating a vehicle through which our industry can bring added resources to some of our most important clients in the healthcare sector. The program has also given us a seat at the table to work directly with key federal and state officials that have a lot to say about policies that impact our industry and our clients, not to mention how government resources are spent on backup power systems. As an industry, we would be foolish not to join our healthcare clients in getting actively involved with Powered for Patients.”
Charlie Habic
Owner, Gillette Generators / 2015 EGSA Vice President
Attendee, Inaugural Powered for Patients Stakeholder Meeting
“It was a privilege to help represent our industry at the initial Powered for Patients stakeholder meeting in Washington, D.C. I was able to share some of the challenges our industry faces, which was very eye opening for the government officials at the meeting. Going forward, I am excited to have my regional managers around the country participate in local stakeholder groups to develop better plans for working with our healthcare clients and government officials to ensure that our customers and their patients receive the critical post-disaster services they require.”
Robert J. Byrne
President and CEO, Power Pro-Tech Services, Inc.
Attendee, Inaugural Powered for Patients Stakeholder Meeting
Share a Best Practice
If you believe your company is employing a best practice that helps clients safeguard backup power, or your company is coordinating with other stakeholders for this purpose, we encourage you to share these best practices with Powered for Patients. You can do so by emailing a simple narrative or a copy of your best practice to info@poweredforpatients.org. Please let us also know if we can share your best practice on this website.