If a u tility in your work area is compromised , know how to notify the support department immediately so restitution of service is begun as quickly as possible. Look for current inspection stickers on medical equipment, all organizations are required to ensure medical equipment used in providing patient care has had safety checks completed, usually by an Engineering or Biomedical department. If you are in an area using any of these systems, be sure you follow directions if these utilities are interrupted. This is a part of the utility system that can fail. While it is inefficient and inconvenient, and can slow down patient care processes to some degree, it is not usually the magnitude of a major environmental or electrical failure.
Computers are an essential part of health care delivery.
Organizations have protocols for alternative processes which are initiated until the computer system is functional. Computer system failure can be a casualty of electrical power failure within the facility, a systems problem outside of the facility or a combination of problems including utility interruptions.