Flevo Hospital

The automation of the four new operating theaters in the Flevo Hospital proves once again that experience is often the key to success. The Dutch branch of Kieback&Peter is gathering experience with the Dutch market since 2001. They have already created smart solutions in other areas of the clinic. This time, they integrated the technical systems for the new operating theaters into the existing control technology: Neutrino BMS is the management system software from Kieback&Peter which runs on a server in the surgical equipment room. The software visualizes all system components and conditions in the five existing operating theaters and four new operating theaters on a PC workstation with flat screen. Facility managers at the hospital are trained in how to use Neutrino BMS. If required, they can set target specifications via the intuitive graphical user interface. All of the integrated technical systems of the new operating theaters are actually regulated from two main information centers: Every two operating theaters have a control cabinet, which houses the flexible and powerful DDC4200 controllers from Kieback&Peter. The controllers use cables to continuously communicate with the Neutrino- BMS and field devices – actuators and sensor – located at 800 physical data points, and thus ensure appropriate regulatory actions. To guarantee the reliability required, both the controllers and the field devices of the two information centers work redundantly, in other words they duplicate each other. If, for example, an air pressure sensor or a damper actuator fails in the ventilation system, the respective twin component takes over the work, and the system immediately reports the fault to the facility management team. The DDC4200 controllers also work in duplicate for maximum safety.

Numerous calibrated field devices are supplied by Kieback&Peter to ensure that the Opragon ventilation system with its innovative ceiling outlets and floor extraction points always maintains the required air quality and quantity. Among other things, the field devices maintain the relative humidity of the supply air at a constant 55% and ensure the required temperature difference of 1.5 Kelvin between the operating zone and surrounding zone. Before an operation can begin, the system checks whether all components can work without disruption and gives the surgeons the go-ahead. The doctors can use the Bender surgical control monitors, which are connected via BACnet, to keep a constant overview of the operating status of their systems.   

In order to record all important operational data, Kieback&Peter has installed an additional, separate building management system, Neutrino BMS. This is networked with its own information center where the digital information from all nine old and new operating theaters converges and is stored centrally. The system is tamper-proof in accordance with FDA 21, Section 11. This makes it possible to verify at any time how all technical systems have functioned during an operation. Kieback&Peter’s team of experts did such a good job that the smart system worked flawlessly and in accordance with all requirements just in time for the handover date.