SOLUTION

Thanks to CEC’s work with another SSM Health Care facility (St. Mary’s Madison Hospital), staff members chose to work with CEC again on St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital. CEC worked with staff members to establish an inspection program and get new fire alarm systems up and running.
After working with CEC, St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital now has:

• Reliable monitoring services that keep staff members up-to-date on any alarm activity, which improves patient safety.
• Fast responses times during emergency situations. When St. Mary’s Janesville Hospital monitored response times with the local fire marshal, the alarm sounded at 9:02pm; CEC received the signal at 9:02pm, the fire department was paged at 9:03pm, and the director of plant/environmental services simultaneously received CEC’s call regarding the alarm.
• Experienced, specialized inspectors with NICET certification who manage the hospital’s routine fire alarm inspections.
• A new fire alarm system tailored to the needs of the hospital, leaving plenty of room for future facility upgrades, expansions, and retrofits.
• A solution to uncomfortable horn/strobe volumes. The horns specified for installation were too loud, and CEC presented two alternatives to achieve lower volume levels.