As one of the
largest healthcare facilities in the country, Phoenix Children's
Hospital relies on a multitude of support systems to help provide
care to young patients throughout Arizona and the Southwest. Of
these support systems, the data center at Phoenix Children's is
tasked with maintaining a reliable network of electronic medical
records (EMR) and other critical info to ensure patient
care.
To meet that task head on, Phoenix Children's Hospital recently
partnered with Kitchell Contractors Inc. and Sparling electrical
engineers and technology consultants to design and create a highly
energy-efficient data center as part of a larger $538 million
facility expansion. Because Phoenix Children's is also a nonprofit
institution, the value placed on their "Green Guide to Healthcare"
principles also factored heavily into making energy-saving and
cost-saving decisions towards a new data center.
In doing so, Phoenix Children's Hospital, at the recommendation
of Kitchell and Sparling, chose Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI) to
collaborate on product specifications and customization for its new
data center facility. This included an expansion from 2,000 square
feet with 22 cabinets and racks to 6,000 square feet with 48
cabinets and racks, while also ensuring support for a new EMR
system, faster network connectivity, a larger database, and the
assurance of a Tier III level data center achieving N+1 redundancy
for continuous operation.
To make all
this a reality, Phoenix Children's hot-aisle/cold-aisle design
choice was supported by the advanced energy efficiency of CPI Passive Cooling®
Solutions, which allowed the hospital to optimize the placement
and operation of the perforated floor tiles providing flow of cold
air. To isolate the hot exhaust air generated by equipment, both
CPI's F-Series and N-Series TeraFrame®
Cabinets were equipped with Vertical Exhaust Ducts - ultimately
resulting in annual energy cost savings of 20% for Phoenix
Children's Hospital.
"In the end, CPI had more options and an ability to customize to
better meet the hospital's needs," said Kitchells's Senior Product
Manager, Joseph Reitman.
Of course, be sure to read the entire case study,
including how CPI thermal management
accessories supported the passive cooling solution for the
facility. Then check out more CPI solutions for
healthcare industry, including this comprehensive video, highlighting our work with another
healthcare provider, Orlando Health. Jeff Cihocki, eContent Specialist