Case study · Healthcare

202 metering points and 5 utilities in a fully operating hospital: multi-utility monitoring for ÚVN Ružomberok

The Central Military Hospital SNP Ružomberok (ÚVN SNP) is a large multi-utility campus: dozens of buildings, five utilities, operation 24/7. Operating theatres and intensive care units must never lose power. The goal was a real-time overview of the whole campus without metering or renovation work putting the hospital’s operation at risk even for a moment.

Starting point

We understand the segment's challenges

Where costs and risks really arise in this environment, and why you cannot see them without metering.

01

Continuity of power supply

Operating theatres and intensive care units must never lose power. Medical locations of group 1 and 2 under STN 33 2000-7-710 require residual current devices (RCDs), and group 2 locations a medical IT system.

02

A large multi-utility campus

Dozens of buildings: electricity, heat, hot water, water and gas. Each utility separate, with no single overview.

03

Operation 24/7

Metering and renovation work must take place while the hospital is fully operational, without putting patients at risk.

04

Costs without an overview

An energy-intensive operation with no real-time data. Savings are hard to find and investments are planned without a basis.

Project scope

What we deployed on the project

  • 202 metering points across the sites
  • 122 electricity analysers
  • 34 ultrasonic heat meters
  • 15 ultrasonic flow meters
  • 20 water meters with pulse sensors
  • 11 gas meters with a pulse output
  • 3 project phases, 18+ buildings, industrial data concentrators
  • In preparation: thermostatic radiator valves, central control room
From the project: utility metering on the ÚVN SNP Ružomberok campus
From the project: utility metering on the ÚVN SNP Ružomberok campus

Results · real data from the deployment

Measurable impact

Real data from the deployed monitoring: a sample month and a sample day (different periods; the values are not derived from each other).

133.54 MWh

Monthly consumption · sample month

€13.25k

Monthly costs · sample month

5.31 MWh

Daily consumption · sample day

€527

Daily costs · sample day

Multi-utility overview: electricity, heat, water and gas on one platform

Real-time monitoring across the entire hospital campus

A water leak identified in 2 buildings, uncovered by consumption metering

A foundation for the central control room

Concrete benefits · real findings

What the system delivered in practice

01

Water leak uncovered in two buildings

By metering water consumption, we identified a leak in two buildings on the campus that would otherwise have stayed invisible.

02

Multi-utility monitoring in real time

Electricity, heat, hot water, water and gas on one platform across 18+ buildings on the campus, a foundation for the central control room now in preparation.

Your challenges · our answers

What it means for a hospital

An energy-intensive campus with no real-time overview

Metering points at key locations, live dashboards

Different utilities in several buildings, no single view

Multi-utility platform: electricity, heat, water and gas together

Renovation work that puts the hospital’s operation at risk

Delivered during full operation, without putting patients at risk

Compliance with standards for medical locations

Medical locations of group 1 and 2 under STN 33 2000-7-710

Why Nidex Technology

Four reasons, each proven in practice

01

End-to-end responsibility

From design, hardware supply and installation to data integration, inspections and support. One supplier, one point of responsibility.

02

Technical precision and standards

We design in line with the Slovak standards STN 33 2000 and STN EN 61439. We issue statutory inspection and test reports (OPOS) with our own staff.

03

References in regulated environments

Healthcare, industry, state infrastructure: environments with higher demands on accuracy and reliability.

04

Based in Central Europe

We are based in Nitra, Slovakia, about two hours from Vienna and Budapest, and know the local legislation. Fast response, one team from design to service.

Proposed next steps

Three steps from a meeting to the first results

  1. 01

    Technical meeting

    A visit to the selected building. We define the scope, priority locations and constraints.

  2. 02

    Indicative quote

    An indicative price based on the agreed scope. Presentation of the technical design.

  3. 03

    Pilot project

    Deployment in one building. Verifying functionality, integration and training the operators.

Conclusion

Why it makes sense

Multi-utility monitoring across the ÚVN Ružomberok campus (202 metering points and five utilities) was delivered while the hospital was fully operational, without putting patients at risk and in line with the standards for medical locations. Today the system gives a real-time overview of the whole campus’s consumption, and it uncovered hidden losses as soon as it was deployed. It is the foundation for the central control room now in preparation.

Want to see the real consumption of your operation? We start with a site visit and a no-obligation quote. A pilot project on one building proves the benefit before you decide on full deployment.

Contact

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