HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
Hospital elevators need to function without fault so patients, staff and supplies get where they need to be quickly. KONE 24/7 Connected Services uses AI to keep a round-the-clock vigil on elevators at Finland’s HUS Helsinki University Hospitals, detecting anomalies before anything seems amiss.
BUILDING FACTS
- Location: Across southern Finland
- Building type: Hospitals
- Size: 20 hospitals with a combined area of 850,000 m2
- Patient population: 1.6 million annually
- KONE 24/7 Connected Services preventive maintenance since 2017
- Building owner: HUS Helsinki University Hospital
- Property manager: HUS Kiinteistöt Oy
CHALLENGES
- Maximize operational efficiency and safety at the hospitals with the help of digital building solutions
- Ensure the electromagnetic compatibility of all smart building solutions in order not to interfere with medical devices
- Maximize elevator uptime and reliability so that patients, medical staff and supplies can move safety and smoothly when and where they need to in critical medical settings
SOLUTIONS
- Install the AI-based KONE 24/7 Connected Services system to monitor elevator performance in real time and alert maintenance technician to potential faults before they cause breakdowns
- KONE 24/7 Connected Services is electromagnetic compatibility certified
- KONE service technician stations near hospitals using the digital diagnostics system to detect and fix problems before they escalate
KONE SOLUTIONS
- KONE Care™ maintenance for:
- 295 passenger, patient and service elevators
- 1 helipad elevator - KONE 24/7 Connected Services predictive maintenance system connected to all elevators