Navigating the complexities of modern healthcare infrastructure demands a strategic approach. Ageing and outdated HVAC, fire protection, and emergency lighting infrastructure all compromise safety and efficiency.
These non-fit-for-purpose systems contribute to excessive energy consumption and financial strain, and as operational, insurance, and maintenance costs continue rising, healthcare facilities face unprecedented challenges.
The private hospital sector is at a critical crossroads, but this juncture also presents an opportunity for transformative change, harnessing big data to achieve innovation and efficiency.
- Challenge Accepted
Both patient care and efficiency must be optimal to ensure the uncompromised quality and future of private hospitals. Through funded asset upgrade programs, Apeiron Assets identifies necessary upgrades via end-of-life audits without compromising patient comfort or care. It’s a win-win – the substantial emissions and energy savings generated from the upgrades fund the cost of the enhancements, in some cases delivering immediate cashflow positive outcomes.
Apeiron Assets offers visibility into asset conditions, including end-of-life and end-of-economic-life stages. We do this through our Deloitte-accredited platform, which makes the previously invisible aspects of upgrades apparent.
- Streamlined Asset Management
Managing healthcare facilities involves navigating stringent regulatory standards while ensuring patient comfort, staff safety, and seamless operation of clinical services. Achieving harmony among these priorities requires reliable and adaptable asset management systems. Clunky processes and reporting structures can foster a reactive asset management culture, leaving facilities vulnerable to preventable risks and excessive costs.
- Risk, Resilience and Readiness
By nature, the healthcare sector prioritises saving lives over finances. To support this greater importance, we adopt a comprehensive risk management approach, integrating protocols and monitoring systems with asset management to ensure optimal performance and operational transparency using real-time monitoring and data tools.
- Maximising Oversight Efficiency
Centralised asset management is vital to address performance issues and prevent infrastructure breakdowns. Our tailored solutions allow hospitals to integrate processes for entire asset visibility and empower robust data management for informed decision-making. Seamless data integration and advanced analytics facilitate strategic infrastructure upgrades and long-term financial sustainability.
- Driving Sustainability
Achieving sustainability in healthcare is possible through holistic solutions that span sustainable asset management, progressive energy strategies, emission reduction, and building optimisation. Our audits help facilities reach tangible sustainability goals while mitigating risks by implementing efficient energy technologies designed to monitor performance and optimise operations within budget and objectives.
- Enhancing Compliance
Healthcare is a complex landscape. With a vast array of assets, meeting regulatory standards while adhering to evolving legislation demands meticulous monitoring. Apeiron Assets leverages experienced auditors for a proactive approach to uphold ANZ standards and ongoing governance alignment across all operational facets.
- Financial Factors
As private hospitals confront soaring wages, energy, insurance, and debt servicing costs, revenue streams are not keeping up. This places collective strain on operational budgets.
Energy and utilities have surged by 13.8%, insurance costs by 10-15%, and workforce expenses by 3.5 to 4.5%. In addition, debt costs, driven by rising interest rates, have also risen by 6%.
The prospect of closures is alarming, especially in regional areas, where a hospital closure threatens essential services for millions. Department of Health data reveals 71 private hospital services have shut down in the past five years, with at least six private hospitals and two private mental health services closing in the last 16 months alone.
The affordability of healthcare has been further compromised by a 3% increase in average health premiums, leading to a substantial 38% surge in out-of-pocket expenses for private medical services over the past three years.
- Best-of-breed Technology
We use real-time data analytics to optimise operational efficiency and monitor equipment performance to develop predictive maintenance strategies. This minimises downtime and extends asset lifespan, leading to significant cost savings and enhanced risk management.
Data-driven insights also inform upgrade decisions, prioritising tasks and resource allocation. Our strategic analytics tailor solutions to enhance operational efficiency, improve patient care, and drive cost savings
Apeiron Assets revolutionises healthcare asset management through proactive planning and established systems, creating compliant, safe, and inviting environments for a sustainable future.
Mitigate the budget risks associated with asset fatigue, using accurate forecasts to identify potential failure points and optimise asset strategies for reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Predictive techniques, like asset end-of-life audits, empower facilities to make informed maintenance, replacement, and investment decisions.
- The Apeiron Process
Apeiron initiates a targeted audit focused on critical technical assets like HVAC, BMCS, fire protection equipment, and electrical services, ensuring a thorough assessment with minimal disruption. It identifies end-of-life assets needing immediate attention and implements regular maintenance and contingency planning to ensure functionality, occupant well-being, and risk mitigation.
This prioritisation of asset condition, risk, and lifecycle guides maintenance efforts and resource allocation for effective long-term facility management, supported by a comprehensive audit consolidating data from multiple providers. This data informs the development of an asset management framework, facilitating strategic planning for upgrades and replacements over a 5-20-year period.
- Apeiron Innovation
Our expert insights seek to future-proof healthcare facilities against unforeseen risks and failures. Through in-depth analysis of facility management, compliance, and sustainability, we enhance risk management, service delivery consistency, and governance.
Regular industry updates provide information on the latest developments, regulations, and trends that impact healthcare operations. Aperion’s suite of tools and resources empowers healthcare professionals to streamline operations, effectively manage data, and make informed decisions.
- Digital Twin
Apeiron Assets utilises digital twin technology to create virtual replicas of hospital infrastructure, enabling detailed analysis of energy consumption and asset condition. These digital twins inform business cases for upgrades or asset replacement, considering factors like energy efficiency and maintenance costs. Simulating different scenarios determines the most cost-effective and efficient way to replace outdated equipment.
Our flexible service model allows monthly infrastructure upgrades supported by comprehensive maintenance coverage. Independent validation ensures the reliability of proposed business cases, which empowers hospitals to make data-driven decisions for optimised efficiency and sustainable growth.
- Apeiron Evolution
We change with the industry, tailoring our offerings to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare sector. The benefits of our solutions often outweigh the cost of implementation, ensuring a highly favourable ROI. This approach makes upgrading or replacing ageing infrastructure a financially sound decision in the long term.
- Transforming Healthcare Infrastructure
Contact our Aperion audit team to future-proof your healthcare facility and address aged infrastructure issues. Our extensive expertise within this dynamic context allows you to leverage our adaptable suite of core technical services and advisory solutions for continued compliance and significant savings that often surpass replacement costs.
