Fire Alarm System Replacement at Middlemore Hospital Scott Building

Counties Manukau District Health Board (CMDHB, CM Health, CMH) is one of the 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) in New Zealand. It is one of the top performing DHBs in New Zealand and is responsible for meeting the health and disability needs of the second fastest growing district in New Zealand, which will number 650,000 people within 15 years.

One third of the ethnically diverse Counties Manukau population lives in high levels of socio-economic deprivation and there is high prevalence of related health conditions. The district also has the fastest growing population aged 65 years and over and the largest consumers of health care services. These factors mean that demand for health services is growing at a faster rate than population growth.

What we need Middlemore Hospital was founded in 1947 and is comprised of a number of buildings of various ages. The Scott Building, which has 258 beds and houses acute medical, surgical and coronary care patients, was constructed between 2000 and 2006. The Fire Alarm system within the Scott Building has reached End of Life (EOL) and requires replacement.

Following a thorough review of the various options available, CMDHB have determined that the existing Type 7 fire alarm system is to be replaced with a Siemens Cerberus PRO� FS720 fire alarm system and the EWIS panel is to be replaced with a new Tyco QE90 EWIS panel.