study of the rate of energy consumption in a number of hospitals in Isfahan

ABSTRACT

The relative costs of generating energy vary considerably depending on location. Since hospital managers confront serious financial problems, they need to look for ways to use energy more efficiently. This study aimed to study the rate of energy use [water, gas and electricity] in a number of hospitals in Isfahan from 1378 to 1382 and to compare the results with the available standards. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study in which the rate of energy use in the following hospitals was studied Al-Zahra and Amin [public hospitals], Amir-al-momenin [affiliated with Bonyad Janbazan Englab-e-Eslami], Sadi and Mehregan [private hospitals]. Information about the rate of energy consumption was derived from gas, water and electricity utility bills; the personnel information was asked from the employment department and information about occupied beds and the number of patients was collected from statistics unit in each hospital Energy consumption was continually increasing in the hospitals during these five consecutive years and its use in public hospitals was much more than that in private hospitats. According to the findings of this study, the managers must look for efficient and economical ways to use energy sources and to do so, energy management systems are required