Healthcare Testimonials

St. Luke’s Hospital Maintains Critical Power with Cat® Backup Generators

When Cedar Rapids’ grid power was knocked during a powerful derecho in August 2020, St. Luke’s operated for two days solely on backup power from its 4.5 MW standby power plant consisting of three Cat® 3512 diesel generator sets.

Arbors of Hop Brook Depends on Cat® Generator to Help Keep Residents Comfortable

The Arbors of Hop Brook retirement community recently transitioned to an efficient heating and cooling system for its facilities, selecting a Cat® D350 GC generator set for reliable backup power to ensure the system continues to operate if grid power is lost.

Hospital Doubles Down On Commitment To Energy Efficiency

As part of an energy-savings initiative, Saint Peter’s University Hospital installed a 2 MW combined heat and power (CHP) plant powered by a Cat® G3516H natural gas-fueled generator set, which allows the hospital to remain fully operational during a grid power outage. By running the CHP plant continuously, Saint Peter’s saves approximately $200,000 to $300,000 in annual energy costs.

Treatment Depends on Power that Never Quits

WestCare Foundation offers a wide range of health and human services for people traditionally considered difficult to treat. At its treatment centers in Elkhorn City and Ashcamp, Kentucky, continuous power is crucial for patient recovery. So, WestCare turned to its local Cat dealer to install Cat backup generator sets that ensure the power stays on even when grid power becomes unreliable.

Florida Senior Living Communities Depend on Standby Power from Cat® Generators

To keep residents safe during a power outage, HarborChase of Wildwood and HarborChase of Villages Crossing installed Cat® generator sets that provide reliable standby power to keep their facilities cool.

Cogeneration Helps Large Hospital Lower Energy Costs

Inside a hospital, every dollar spent on heating and cooling is a dollar less spent caring for patients. That’s why Boston Medical Center commissioned a cogeneration plant from Caterpillar to supply reliable power while providing around $1.5 million dollars in annual energy savings.

CHP Lowers Energy Costs at Award-winning Hospital

As one of the top 40 research hospitals in Canada, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre needs reliable power to support its facilities, 24/7. To meet its energy demand while improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, the hospital installed a cogeneration system powered by a Cat® G3516H generator set.

The Power of Critical Planning

After witnessing the catastrophic failures of medical facilities after Hurricane Katrina, the Medical University of South Carolina built an energy plant to house air conditioning systems, switchgear, and four Cat® C175-16 generator sets above storm surge levels to provide full power to its facilities if the power goes down.

Diesel Generator Sets Support Medical and Data Center Power

To support the construction of their new patient tower, Summa Health administrators selected Cat® dealer Ohio Cat to supply three 1250 kW C32 diesel generators with high power density. These generators have a smaller footprint, offer up to 44 percent more power density, and lower total costs and required space needed for the gensets.

Delivering Around-the-clock Power for Biomedical Research at VCOM

To ensure uninterrupted power, VCOM installed a Cat® G3412 gas generator to back up the utility feed at their Auburn campus when the building first opened. Based on a recommendation from Cat dealer Thompson Tractor, VCOM transfers the electrical load to the facility once a month.

The St. Luke Foundation and Cat® Dealer Haytrac Provide Vital Healthcare

A new Cat 3512 diesel generator set provides outstanding power and support for the foundation's mission.

New Energy Plant and Generator Sets Power Raleigh Healthcare System

To meet the growing power demands for the highest level of care, UNC REX Healthcare installed Cat® generator sets to provide vital power density.

Paralleling Gensets Benefit Mercy Health Muskegon

Paralleling gensets eliminates the need for traditional switchgear. Implementing these efficient gensets allows for a smaller footprint and reduced costs.

Reliable, cost-efficient combined heat and power

The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (UM UCMC) installed a new Cat® G3516H natural gas-fired generator set for 2 MW of sustainable power as part of a cost-effective combined heat and power (CHP) system to ensure continuous patient care.

Quiet, Clean, Reliable Power

Tift Regional Health System is a hospital network serving 12 counties in southern Georgia. Multiple expansions over the last 50 years have made it the county’s largest employer. To ensure the campus has a continuous supply of power, even in crisis situations, Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) requires emergency backup power for life-safety systems and other essential operations.

Hospital Trusts Cat® Gensets for Backup Emergency Power

Choosing Cat generator sets and relying on support from Pantropic Power to help the healthcare system run ready was a simple decision, Tester said. Caterpillar is synonymous with powerful and reliable generator set technology and Pantropic has specialized in power generation solutions for more than 65 years.

Standby Power Solution for Mission-critical Care

Edward Hospital & Health Services overcame sound and space constraints with a customized standby power solution to better support mission critical needs.

Serious about patient safety, they trust Caterpillar for power

Patient safety is a top priority at Vista; however, operating a surgical facility on an island that has an unstable power grid is dangerous and likely to cause serious problems.“There can be no disruptions in power flow as critical eye surgeries take place on a daily basis.” said Angie Jiménez, Business Office Manager for Vista.

Standby Power Relies on Rigorous Preventive Maintenance

The gensets, including three that are more than 20 years old, undergo a rigorous preventive maintenance program to discover problems before they can compromise patient safety.

Quiet, reliable, redundant backup power solutions

“With Cat’s system in place, the hospital has a great deal of redundancy and reliability built in,” said Deason. “Our monitoring system gives the operators far more information than they had in their older backup generator installation.” And all of the information can be obtained in real-time, from a remote PC, according to Deason. For Buckner, the decision to go with Caterpillar generators was based on VUMC’s experience with Cat power products.

Emergency Backup Power with Trusted Support

This hospital project was of great significance to Caterpillar and Al-Bahar, as it represented the first installation of a C175-16 unit at 50 Hz in the region. Following installation, Al-Bahar has been providing on-going power services, including technical support, maintenance and parts delivery.

Emergency Standby Power with a Reputation for Fast, Strong Support

Altorfer Cat was the top-of-mind choice because of strong support they delivered to UnityPoint Health in the fall of 2013, when a tornado outbreak struck in the area. Those tornadoes brought significant power outages to the immediate community, including a prompt care facility on the UnityPoint health campus. Altorfer Cat quickly supplied a Cat® XQ175 rental generator set to serve as a standby power source.