The Quirón Group in Spain is one of the most important private hospital groups in the country, with 6 campuses in Valence, San Sebastián, Zaragossa (2), Madrid, Barcelona, and 3 projects Valencia, Bilbao, and Seville.

The Quirón Group in Figures:
1230 employees
110 doctors
760 beds
160.620 m² of medical floor area

Quirón Hospital in Madrid is a health centre that combines the best of the public health sector (medical staff, technicians, investigation) and the private health sector (installations and treatment). Quirón's main goal was to become a primary reference in the private health sector in Spain by providing state-of-the-art technology, prestige, investigation, as well as patient comfort and satisfaction.
 
Quirón's main needs that were addressed in this project included:

• Reliability
• Continuity of service
• Monitoring
• Comfort and safety
• Maintenance guarantees
• Cost effectiveness

Improved financial performance through cost effectivenness and energy savings:

• Our integrated solution reduced cabling and commissioning, as well as the number of gateways and interfaces, and allowed the devices to be shared between applications, reducing Quiron's capital expenses by about 20% versus the traditional, non-integrated approach.
• Reduced ongoing operating expenses through energy savings are estimated to be between 17 and 38% thanks to a combination of:
  - Efficient devices and efficient installation (10 to 15%)
  - Optimized usage of installation and devices (5 to 15%), through optimised scheduling and regulation
  - Permanent monitoring and improvement programme (2 to 8%)

Improved reliability and productivity:

• Integrated, pre-tested solutions, and a project manager that acted as Quirón's single point of contact mitigated risks to keep the project on-time, on-budget, and on-track to meet initial performance specifications.
• Simple installation, with less cables, means facility operations are easier to maintain, and the right information reaches the right people at the right time and place.

Improved flexibility and scalability:

• Thanks to the use of standards and open communication, Quirón Hospital is well-placed to cope with the frequent and future changes, such as the addition of a new building and new medical equipment.

The Quirón Hospital project is EcoStruxure for Healthcare Solution that provided

• Coordination between the different teams involved in Madrid and Barcelona
• 1 point of contact to Quirón
• An economic and technical proposal fitting Quirón's need
• Win-Win negotiation

The TAC Vista building management system offered energy savings by controlling the following:
- Zone scheduling: Defined hospital areas that could reduce or shut down HVAC and lighting according to a set schedule.
- Night/Unoccupied setback: HVAC comfort settings are changed during unoccupied hours.
- Optimum start: Determines latest possible time for HVAC equipment to start and bring building setpoints to comfort levels for occupancy.
- Optimum stop: Determines earliest possible time to initiate setback temperatures before unoccupied periods, while still maintaining comfort.
- Variable frequency drives: Optimised the power consumed by HVAC fans and pumps. Using VFDs, a 20% reduction in fan speed results in a 49% decrease in electrical consumption.

Schneider Electric differentiates themselves from competitors by:

• Developing good relationships with the owner and main contractors.
• Increasing customer confidence and savings.
• Providing a single point of contact for the whole project.

Schneider Electric provided an intelligent and integrated infrastructure solution the Quirón's hospitals, which included:
 
• HVAC
• security
• power management
• lighting control
• supervision systems
 
TAC Vista integrates all subsystems within the building, including heating and cooling in operatiing rooms, regulation and control of air-treatment units, alarm management, and CCTV. The Okken low voltage switchboard supplies the main switch boards of the hospital, and integrates the necessary signals for operation and supervision with the Advantix STB modules communicating by Ethernet with the main PLC.

Services and maintenance optimisation includes guaranteed work and materials for 2 years, with 24-hour service during those two years. Training support, annual package for maintenance, software updates and control system maintenance are also included.