Case Study: Sentara Norfolk General Hospital restores emergency cooling with Trane Rental Solutions

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Customer Case Study

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, along with Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters and Eastern Virginia Medical School, faced a major cooling crisis when an electrical fire knocked out most of the campus chiller plant on a hot August day. With air conditioning lost across the complex and temperatures exceeding 105 degrees, the hospital turned to Trane Commercial and its Trane Rental Solutions for emergency help.

Trane Commercial quickly recommended temporary rental chillers from its Charlotte depot and connected them to the hospital’s chilled water system while repairs were underway. Within 12 hours, Trane had delivered 5,200 tons of portable cooling capacity, all units were onsite within 24 hours, and the full solution was completed in 48 hours, keeping patients comfortable and allowing scheduled surgeries and appointments to continue without interruption.

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Joe Savala

Facilities Director