Master electrician Mike Wiruth at the Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, NE, saw the “handwriting on the wall”... and on spreadsheets, and he wanted to do something about it.

Afunny thing happened on the way to the forum ... for better power reliability. Monitoring and controlling that power started taking center stage.

It's a conundrum faced by facilities managers and engineers all too often: planning for infrastructure growth.

Consulting engineers, hospital executives, and an electrical in-spector emphasize the importance of power reliability and data centers in hospitals