“Backup power is one of the top issues our members look at during pre-disaster planning and when leading their state’s response to a disaster. Hurricane Sandy raised important questions about how backup power is regulated and managed and what steps can be taken to enhance backup power for critical healthcare facilities. NEMA is pleased to be a part of Powered for Patients and looks forward to bringing the important perspective of state emergency managers to the table in terms of the initiative’s research and broader work.”
Trina Sheets, Executive Director
National Emergency Management Association
“Powered for Patients is helping to lead an important national discussion about healthcare facility readiness that not only brings hospitals to the table, but also nursing homes and dialysis facilities. This is a critical mission that will help the healthcare community speak as one voice when it comes to codes, standards and government requirements relating to disaster preparedness and response. Powered for Patients is also an excellent vehicle to help get the resources our facilities will need during times of disaster. I’m very excited to be representing ASHE’s hospital facility operators through my work with Powered for Patients. Our members are on the front lines of safe-guarding backup power for hospitals and I know they will benefit significantly from the work of Powered for Patients.”
Jonathan Flannery, MHSA, CHFM, FASHE, Senior Associate Director of Advocacy
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
“I was pleased to take part in the initial Powered for Patients Stakeholder Meeting and look forward to continuing our work with Powered for Patients. Florida Power and Light has done a great deal of work to help harden utility infrastructure that connects to our hospitals. We look forward to sharing our best practices with Powered for Patients so our experience can bring value to other utilities and hospitals around the country. From our perspective, one of the most important outcomes Powered for Patients can achieve is helping hospitals safeguard their backup power systems. This can minimize the risk of a hospital losing backup power following a disaster and allow utilities to implement their prioritized restoration protocol, which certainly has hospital restoration as one of the top priorities.”
Victor Fleites Sr., Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Customer Service
Florida Power & Light
“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
“With New York slated to be one of the first states where Powered for Patients engages local stakeholder to help develop a plan to protect backup power and expedite power restoration for critical healthcare facilities, I look forward to being at the table working with my clients, the utilities, and government officials to address some key challenges and develop an effective action plan.”
Frank Navetta, President, Power Pro Service Company, Attendee
Inaugural Powered for Patients Stakeholder Meeting