Healthcare

Improving patient care by providing water treatment solutions for healthcare applications.
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Veolia Water Technologies is a market leader in providing healthcare water solutions and services, and have been producing pure water for the healthcare market for over 80 years.

 

Water quality and availability: challenges faced by the healthcare sector

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Water quality is a critical element that underpins patient safety.

Management and operation of medical technology.

Economic and operational constraints.

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Availability of high-quality water at the volumes you need.

How Veolia is committed to helping its healthcare clients



Veolia Water Technologies’ experience in healthcare water solutions is unrivalled. We help to improve patient care, protect equipment, guarantee an uninterrupted service, reduce operating costs and ensure patient, visitor and staff safety.

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Sustainable and Compliant Water Solutions for Healthcare Facilities in ANZ

Ensuring Safe and Efficient Hospital Water Systems

Our advanced hospital water filtration and healthcare water treatment solutions help hospitals and medical facilities in ANZ reduce their environmental impact while ensuring compliance with local water quality and discharge regulations.

 

We offer end-to-end solutions, from consultancy and system design to installation, validation, testing, and maintenance, ensuring that your water management in hospitals remains efficient and fully compliant.

Adaptable solutions for all healthcare players

From small clinics to large hospitals, our solutions are designed to address the unique demands of hospital water systems, ensuring purity and safety for critical medical procedures.

Renal Dialysis Water Treatment

Our expertise in healthcare water treatment includes complete solutions for Hemodialysis water production and distribution. We provide high-quality hospital water filtration systems, including Reverse Osmosis (RO) and ultrafiltration, to meet stringent dialysis purity standards. Our hygienically designed systems ensure contaminant-free fluid pathways, enhancing infection control and patient safety.

Endoscopy, Sterile Services, and Dentistry

Decontamination is a key concern in hospitals, particularly in endoscopy and sterile services. Our hospital water filtration systems ensure compliance with Australian and New Zealand regulatory standards. From small endoscopy suites to large Central Sterile Services Departments (CSSD), we provide tailored solutions that ensure optimal water purity.

Central Utilities: Water for Heating and Cooling

Pure water is essential for hospital heating and cooling systems. Our solutions for water management in hospitals include specialised treatment programs for boiler feedwater and steam generation, improving efficiency and equipment longevity.

Pathology and Laboratory Water Purification

Reliable water purity is critical for clinical pathology and laboratory applications. Our customised hospital water filtration solutions ensure compliance with CLRW-grade purity standards, minimising contamination risks and ensuring accurate test results.

Hospital Wastewater Treatment and Compliance

Proper hospital wastewater treatment is crucial for regulatory compliance and environmental protection. Our advanced treatment technologies help hospitals safely discharge wastewater while meeting stringent ANZ environmental guidelines.

Healthcare clients that trust Veolia

Sustainable water system at Cossham Dialysis Unit
UNITED KINGDOM

Veolia Water Technologies installed in the new renal dialysis unit of the Cossham Hospital in Bristol a reverse osmosis unit  and an ultra-filtration unit to supply ultrapure water to the 24 beds and three additional points of use in the Renal Technicians’ station, a total of 1,900 l/h.

Compliant with ISO 13959 and Renal Association Guidelines, we also helped our client to reduce its mains water consumption by recycling its wastewater.

Why Choose Our Healthcare Water Solutions?

  • Regulatory Compliance: Our solutions meet and exceed ANZ healthcare water regulations.
  • Infection Control: Advanced filtration and disinfection technologies ensure safe and pure water for medical applications.
  • Operational Efficiency: Reliable water treatment reduces downtime and extends equipment lifespan.
  • Custom Maintenance Plans: Tailored service contracts ensure ongoing system reliability and compliance.

     

Discover our water treatment technologies for the healthcare sector

Veolia Water Technologies has a range of solutions designed to deliver in demanding situations.

  • Increase plant reliability through customized maintenance and repair contracts.
  • Long-term maintenance contracts provide a secure, high-quality water supply; rapid-response teams address equipment issues.
  • Exceed regulatory requirements with consistently high water quality.
  • Our water treatment solutions meet the highest international standards. 

 

In a pathology environment, there is an immense pressure to process as many tests as possible with the greatest degree of accuracy. The water purification system is a critical element in clinical laboratories, feeding clinical analyzers with a consistent flow of CLRW grade water, facilitating the provision of crucial patient information for detecting, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring disease.
With the MEDICA, we have worked relentlessly to provide a water purification product and a service solution that gives you that peace of mind and reassurance that not only is the unit built to be as reliable as possible, but if in that rare event things do go wrong, we have the service network, personnel and expertise to get you back up and running with as minimal disruption as possible.

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Providing best-in-class water treatment services tailored to your exact needs to optimize the operational performance of your facility.

FAQs on Healthcare Water Solutions

1. How often should water quality be monitored in a healthcare facility?

Water quality should be monitored regularly, with frequency depending on the specific application, such as dialysis, sterile processing, or laboratory use. We offer customised monitoring programs to ensure compliance.

2. How does water treatment impact medical equipment reliability?

Proper hospital water filtration protects sensitive medical equipment like dialysis machines and sterilisation units, reducing maintenance costs and preventing operational disruptions.

3. What contingency plans exist for water-related emergencies?

Hospitals must have emergency water management in hospitals plans in place. We provide backup solutions and rapid-response services to maintain patient care continuity.

4. What are the CDC guidelines for hospital water safety?

While regulations differ, compliance with infection control guidelines is essential. Our solutions align with best practices for healthcare water treatment to prevent contamination risks.

5. How is hospital wastewater managed?

At Veolia, we provide advanced hospital wastewater treatment solutions that safely manage and treat effluent containing pharmaceuticals, pathogens, and chemical residues. Our systems are designed to meet stringent discharge regulations across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring environmental compliance, reducing ecological impact, and supporting the health and safety of local communities.