Introduction
A leading healthcare trust faced growing challenges with maintaining the performance and availability of critical medical equipment. The trust’s inventory included thousands of devices, ranging from imaging machines to patient monitors, distributed across multiple facilities. Frequent equipment breakdowns, delayed repairs, and inefficient maintenance scheduling disrupted operations, increased costs, and impacted patient care. The trust sought a solution to enable real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and optimized equipment utilization.Â
Challenges
Limited Visibility
A fragmented system of manual tracking led to a lack of transparency in equipment health and usage.
Reactive Maintenance
Repairs were often initiated after breakdowns, resulting in service delays and patient dissatisfaction.
Costly Downtime
Frequent equipment failures increased repair expenses and disrupted clinical workflows.
Data Silos
Maintenance data was isolated across different systems, preventing comprehensive analysis and insights.
VE3’s Approach
VE3 leveraged its expertise in IoT, data analytics, and cloud solutions to design a Proactive Equipment Management System tailored to the trust’s needs. The solution included
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Integrated IoT sensors with medical equipment to collect real-time data on usage, performance, and environmental conditions.
Developed a machine learning-based platform to analyze historical and real-time data, predicting potential failures before they occurred.Â
Centralized data in a secure cloud environment, enabling cross-facility visibility and streamlined reporting.Â
Created an intuitive dashboard for healthcare staff to monitor equipment health, schedule maintenance, and receive alerts.Â
Outcomes
- Assessment: Conducted a comprehensive audit of existing equipment and maintenance processes to identify gaps and opportunities.
- Pilot Deployment: Deployed IoT sensors on critical equipment in two facilities, integrating them with the analytics platform.
- System Integration: Worked with the trust’s IT team to ensure seamless integration with existing electronic health record (EHR) systems and maintenance databases.
- Training and Support: Provided training sessions for biomedical engineers and clinical staff to familiarize them with the new system.
- Full Rollout: Expanded the solution across all facilities, incorporating feedback from the pilot phase.
RESULTS
Enhanced Equipment Uptime
Reduced equipment downtime by 35% through predictive maintenance alerts.
Cost
Savings
Achieved a 25% reduction in maintenance costs by optimizing schedules preventing major failures.
Improved Patient
Care
Minimized service disruptions, ensuring the availability of critical devices for patient care.
Operational
Efficiency
Streamlined processes for tracking and maintaining equipment, saving staff time and resources.
Future-Proofing
VE3’s solution was designed with scalability in mind, allowing the trust to add new equipment and analytics capabilities as needed. The cloud-based platform also enabled the trust to incorporate emerging technologies, such as AI-driven diagnostics and remote monitoring, ensuring long-term adaptability.Â
Case Study
Why Choose VE3?
VE3 is a trusted technology partner for many public health organizations including the NHS. Our expertise in AI, Cloud, Data management & more, makes us the best choice for clients looking for transforming the business. VE3 addresses challenges through intelligent, cloud-based solutions that increase resource capacity, improve workforce productivity, connect data for personalized services across channels, and improve the quality of care and therapeutics.Â