Senior health-care representatives listen to a briefing on how to promote better healthcare facilities in a seminar titled “Build a Better Hospital” during the three-day celebration of “Healthcare Solutions Week” at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh. — Courtesy photo RIYADH — Schneider Electric Saudi Arabia, a global specialist in energy management, held its successful "Healthcare Solutions Week" with a seminar titled ‘Build a Better Hospital' to promote the development of better healthcare facilities in the country. The VIP event was attended by senior healthcare representatives from various hospitals and ministries. The three-day seminar rolled on Sept. 16, 18 and 19 at the Intercontinental Riyadh Hotel. Day two and three attracted more than 140 consultants and contractors from top companies working on the healthcare projects in the Kingdom. The key speakers included Christophe Campagne, country president of Schneider Electric, and Michael Sullivan, vice president, Global Health solutions. During the occasion, Campagne said: “The healthcare solutions seminar was hosted to spread awareness and focus on the need for better design and architecture of the energy infrastructure. It is important to ensure hospital security and patient safety through reliable power, security, and IT solutions in the healthcare sector. At Schneider Electric, we remain fully committed to promoting the development of more efficient healthcare units in the Kingdom.” The first day of the seminar followed an open-discussion format, allowing senior health care officials, owners and investors to understand issues concerning the health sector and encouraged the formation of new concepts to improve performance. The second and third days covered topics related to improving the finances of healthcare units, increasing overall patient safety and satisfaction, empowering technology in the hospital environment and operating a ‘Green Hospital.' The event was also used to announce the launch of Schneider-Electric's latest healthcare platform “Struxureware for Healthcare” that integrates medical and non-medical platforms into one friendly user interface. The new RTLS “Real Time Location Service” advanced technology was additionally introduced as part of the Schneider-Electric platform through their partnership with Ekahau. Michael Sullivan said: “Our objective is to deliver solutions that enhance productivity by achieving more with less. This seminar served as an ideal platform to promote awareness about these concerns and encourage the conceptualization of of innovative solutions.” — SG
