YORK’s “Hospitals Initiative” Helps 21 Hospitals Fight COVID-19

Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK), a pioneer in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) sector, has launched the “YORK Hospitals Initiative” for maintenance work, last March, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, to support the Healthcare Sector in facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company is providing free inspection and repair services for all types of Commercial and Industrial Chillers and other HVAC Units located in hospitals across seven cities – Makkah, Riyadh, Dammam, Dhahran, Alkhobar, Jeddah and Madinah. This first-of-its-kind initiative is fast expanding to cover other cities as well.

Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK) revealed that - so far - 21 Government and Private Hospitals are benefitting from the “YORK Hospitals Initiative” launched in March and ongoing ever since.

Dr. Mohanad Al Sheikh, CEO of Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK), Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen, said the Initiative is part of the Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility, and demonstrates its leading role in supporting hospitals and healthcare facilities, especially the Government hospitals, to enhance their operational performance in the fight against COVID-19. 

"We have employed the largest specialized maintenance team in the Middle East, that has contributed 1,500 working hours so far, to meet the demands of free maintenance and repair procedures,” said Al Sheikh. He thanked God and expressed appreciation for the “perseverance of the members of the maintenance team, who are serving the Health Care Sector and have made the initiative a success.”

The “YORK Initiative” has so far included free maintenance services for 19 Government healthcare facilities and two private sector hospitals. Services include, requests for thorough examination and general cleaning of all HVAC Units - YORK and non-YORK the like – in addition to providing YORK Units as a free Rental Solution, to meet the additional cooling requirements necessary to ensure suitable temperatures for medical staff, patients and visitors.

The Initiative’s requests included the supply and installation of HEPA filters, which are featured with a highly efficient filtration technology, to prevent the passage of dust and large particles into the airconditioning environment. This helps in maintaining the required indoor air quality, temperature and humidity levels. YORK has also provided 76,000 free spare parts needed for the repair and maintenance of HVAC Units.

The Company’s Rental Service provides a full range of chillers, and air conditioner/air handler rentals, for both short- and long-term leasing, which are the best solutions when any unit goes off-line for maintenance or the system suddenly goes down, or when additional or backup equipment is necessary to keep operations running.

The Company has the largest specialized maintenance team in the Middle East, consisting of engineers and technicians with in-depth knowledge and extensive experience, with the capability to provide maintenance and repair services for all types of HVAC Units, irrespective of both Type and Brand.

Al Salem Johnson Controls (YORK) aims to continue the maintenance and repair initiative in its support to the Healthcare Sector to overcome the pandemic. It was also among the Saudi companies that supported the Ministry of Health’s Health Endowment Fund.