Al Salem Johnson Controls (York), a pioneer in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) sector, has launched the “York Hospitals Initiative” for maintenance work, to support the Saudi healthcare sector in facing the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Under this programme, which was launched in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Al Salem Johnson Controls is providing free inspection and repair services for all types of commercial and industrial chillers and other HVAC units located in hospitals across seven cities – Makkah, Riyadh, Dammam, Dhahran, Al Khobar, Jeddah and Madinah. 

 

This first-of-its-kind initiative is fast expanding to cover other cities as well, said the company.

 

Al Salem Johnson Controls (York) revealed that 21 government and private hospitals had benefitted from the “York Hospitals Initiative” since its launch this March.

 

Dr Mohanad Al Sheikh, CEO (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen), said the initiative was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility, and demonstrates its leading role in supporting hospitals and healthcare facilities, especially the ones run by the government, to enhance their operational performance in the fight against Covid-19. 

 

"We have employed the largest specialised maintenance team in the Middle East, that has contributed 1,500 working hours so far, to meet the demands of free maintenance and repair procedures,” stated Al Sheikh. 

 

The “York Initiative” has so far included free maintenance services for 19 government healthcare facilities and two private sector hospitals. 

 

Services include, requests for thorough examination and general cleaning of all HVAC units - York and non-York the like – in addition to providing York Units as a free rental solution, to meet the additional cooling requirements necessary to ensure suitable temperatures for medical staff, patients and visitors.

 

Under this initiative, York has also provided 76,000 free spare parts needed for the repair and maintenance of HVAC Units.

 

Al Salem Johnson Controls (York) said it aims to continue the maintenance and repair initiative as part of its support to the healthcare sector to battle the pandemic.-TradeArabia News Service