EQUANS has been responsible for the maintenance and repair of the technical and electrical installations of all ZNA sites for several years now. Following years of delivering proven services, we have become a trusted partner of the ZNA.
The ZNA is a fusion of 9 existing hospitals. The merger came about in 2004 and includes 3 general hospitals and 6 specialist hospitals. With 2,500 beds, the hospital has become the largest merged hospital in Belgium. And EQUANS is a familiar face on all the sites. Our teams are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the technical and electrical installations of the 9 ZNA sites. A responsibility that has grown considerably over the years.
Maintenance of technical installations
Twenty of our EQUANS colleagues work at the 9 ZNA sites to maintain the heating, cooling, air conditioning and sanitary technical installations on a daily basis. They ensure the environment remains safe and effective to keep it suitable for patients and staff alike. In order to guarantee the installations remain in operation, a strong organisation has been set up that provides preventive, curative (repairs) and evolutionary maintenance. The latter includes minor improvements to the installations in terms of energy efficiency.
Maintenance of electrical installations
In addition to carrying out maintenance on technical installations, another EQUANS team takes care of the maintenance of the ZNA’s electrical installations. The hospitals are equipped with their own high-voltage cabins, emergency power supplies, and medical IT networks. EQUANS is responsible for preventive and curative maintenance of the infrastructure of the various ZNA buildings: high-voltage and lighting installations, electrical distribution panels and electrical installations in the medical areas. In addition, EQUANS is also responsible for one-off maintenance tasks on the high voltage installations, on general low voltage switchgear, and on lighting. For this, other departments within EQUANS (Panels, Grids, Relighting) will be called upon.
One partner 24/7 for all engineering
What does the customer value most? The ZNA wants one partner who can guarantee the maintenance and urgent repairs of all engineering in collaboration with the hospital’s own technical service, 24 hours a day. Since EQUANS has a broad range of expertise, we can take on various aspects of maintenance. To ensure the functionality and availability of the installations, the team must be able to respond quickly, especially if something goes wrong. For this purpose, a standby service was set up by EQUANS that can be called 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This requires flexibility, as well as the proximity of the maintenance team.
Energy efficiency of the installations
In addition to the daily maintenance of the installations, other projects are also entrusted to us. Changes are a permanent thing in a hospital. Sometimes EQUANS has to carry out the complete renovation of an installation, or replacement of older installations. Thanks to our extensive in-house expertise, we can offer numerous technical solutions: HVAC, boiler room, air groups, HV installations, ALSB and lighting, etc. We always look to see whether we can improve it in terms of energy-efficiency. For example, we work on various relighting projects within the ZNA network.