A Case Study on Electricity Consumption and Value Engineering in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

This Case Study compares the consumption of electricity in a Tertiary Care Hospital before and after the implementation of Value Engineering/ Value Analysis (VE/VA). In this study we provided the training, education, assigned responsibilities, conducted brainstorming sessions and the control mechanism to the concerned staff for the control of the consumption of electricity in the hospital with premises while maintaining the quality of service by replacing the incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs in the corridors. Methodology: This is Case Study method in which we have used the direct observation and personal interview methods for primary data and secondary data collected from the published research papers and journals. Conclusion: The Organization saved 1, 32,810 Rupees per month after the implementation of VA/ VE Concept.