ENSURING RELIABLE HEALTHCARE WITH BACKUP POWER

In healthcare environments, power reliability directly impacts patient safety and care continuity. Medical imaging equipment, patient monitoring systems, EMR/EHR servers, nurse call systems, and medication dispensing cabinets all require clean, uninterrupted power.

Healthcare facilities face unique challenges: aging electrical infrastructure, large motor loads from HVAC and imaging equipment, and strict regulatory requirements including HIPAA data protection, Joint Commission standards, and CMS conditions of participation. Power quality problems don’t just cause IT downtime — they can compromise patient care and create compliance exposure.

TYPES OF EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT

    • Patient Monitoring Systems
    • EMR/EHR Servers & Workstations
    • Medical Imaging Equipment
    • Nurse Call Systems
    • Medication Dispensing Cabinets
    • Diagnostic Lab Equipment
    • Telemedicine Endpoints
    • Clinical Network Infrastructure

WHY INSTALL POWER PROTECTION FOR HEALTHCARE?

PATIENT SAFETY

Power interruptions to patient monitoring, infusion pumps, and life-support equipment can have direct clinical consequences. Clean power prevents false alarms and data loss.

EMR/EHR PROTECTION

Electronic Medical Record systems are the backbone of modern healthcare. Power events cause database corruption, provider lockouts, and documentation gaps.

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Joint Commission, CMS, and HIPAA all require continuous access to patient data and clinical systems. Power-related downtime creates compliance risk.

IMAGING & DIAGNOSTICS

CT, MRI, ultrasound, and X-ray systems are extremely sensitive to power quality. Harmonics and voltage sags cause image artifacts and exam failures.

MINUTEMAN UPS SOLUTIONS FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

Encompass® LCD

  • True double-conversion — zero transfer time
  • TAA Compliant — VA and DoD healthcare procurement
  • Ideal for imaging equipment and monitoring systems
  • True sine wave output
  • Local status LCD display
  • Tower form for clinical equipment rooms
  • Extended runtime with extended battery modules

Encompass® RTXL

  • TAA Compliant — VA and DoD healthcare procurement
  • Compact online protection for clinical areas
  • Rack/Tower form factor
  • SNMP-ready for biomed monitoring
  • Extended runtime with extended battery modules

Endurance® Lithium Iron

  • LiFePO4 — safer battery chemistry
  • 10-year battery design life reduces service disruption
  • High-density double-conversion
  • Ideal for medication dispensing and nursing stations

Endeavor® 5-10kVA

  • Large-capacity for healthcare data centers
  • Advanced power factor correction
  • LCD panel, SNMP slot
  • SNMP monitoring ready
  • Extended runtime with extended battery modules

PRO-RT2U®

  • Rack/Tower for clinical IT closets
  • AVR for brownout-prone hospital environments
  • Hot-swap batteries — minimize disruption
  • USB & RS-232 communications
  • SNMP monitoring ready

ACCESSORIES, SOFTWARE, & SUPPORT

OE Series Basic PDU

OE Series PDUs distribute UPS-protected power within healthcare IT racks — organizing connections to EMR servers, network switches, nurse call controllers, and clinical workstation infrastructure.

    • Horizontal rack-mount form factor — 1U or 0U vertical configuration
    • Multiple outlet counts (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20) to match any deployment
    • 15A and 20A circuit breaker options for standard and high-power loads
    • Cost-effective clean power distribution delivered to every device in the rack

Power Cabinets (24U/42U)

Organized, locking rack enclosures for medical IT rooms and equipment closets. Structured cable management for clinical environments. Pre-populated, customized solutions available for plug-and-play deployment.

RPM® Remote Power Managers

Remote outlet management for distributed clinical equipment rooms. Per-outlet energy monitoring. SNMP/web management integrates with hospital building management systems.

Free Online Tools

SentryHD Software

Automated graceful shutdown of EMR servers during extended outages. Multi-UPS monitoring with email/SMS alerts for biomedical and IT teams.

SNMP Monitoring Cards

Real-time UPS visibility for biomedical engineering and hospital IT teams. Integrates with healthcare facility monitoring and DCIM platforms.

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