The power quality at medical facilities can be the difference between life and death. Hospitals are entirely reliant on sophisticated electrical equipment from everything from surgery to accessing patient records. Equipment reliability is an absolute requirement.

 
The equipment used in the medical industry is generally costly and requires expensive maintenance in malfunction or failure. The loads are highly susceptible to even minor transients, and their behavior alters significantly for noise in the system. Ex: An X-ray machine will give erratic imaging data when its power quality is compromised.