Medical Facilities
Medical Facilities | Commercial Plumbing | Plumbing | Evensville
When Evensville’s hospitals, clinics, and laboratories need plumbing that never skips a beat, they call on HEP. Our licensed technicians understand the stakes of medical environments—every valve, drain, and filtration system has to meet strict codes, protect patient safety, and stay online around the clock. From installing medical-grade piping in new surgical wings to upgrading backflow prevention in busy outpatient centers, we deliver craftsmanship you can count on and documentation inspectors love.
That commitment extends long after the blueprints are signed. We offer rapid-response service teams, preventative maintenance plans tuned to infection-control protocols, and real-time reporting that keeps administrators in the loop. Whether you’re expanding a dialysis unit or troubleshooting an autoclave drain at 2 a.m., trust the Evensville experts who make commercial plumbing perform at a life-saving level.
FAQs
What commercial plumbing services do you offer specifically for medical facilities in Evensville?
Our team provides complete plumbing solutions for hospitals, clinics, dental offices, and laboratories. Services include design-build installation of potable-water and sanitary systems, ADA-compliant fixtures, backflow prevention, high-capacity water heaters and boilers, medical-grade drainage, acid-waste piping, RO/DI water lines, and 24/7 emergency repairs.
How do you ensure all work complies with healthcare codes and infection-control standards?
We follow Indiana plumbing code, CDC infection-control guidelines, and joint-commission (JCAHO) requirements. All plumbers hold current backflow-tester certifications, use lead-free and antimicrobial materials, and create dust-free containment zones with HEPA filtration. Detailed documentation and pressure/bacteria testing are completed before any system is returned to service.
Will plumbing work disrupt patient care or critical operations?
Minimizing downtime is a top priority. We schedule work during low-traffic hours or overnight whenever feasible, isolate affected zones with negative-pressure barriers, and coordinate shut-offs with facility managers so clinical areas remain fully operational. When outages are unavoidable, we provide temporary water and drainage bypass lines to keep essential departments running.
How do you protect a medical facility’s water supply from contamination?
Every installation includes properly sized backflow preventers, thermostatic mixing valves to control Legionella risk, and color-coded piping to separate potable, non-potable, and lab-process water. We flush and disinfect new lines with approved sanitizing agents, then verify water quality through third-party lab sampling before sign-off.
What is your response time for plumbing emergencies in Evensville healthcare buildings?
Our on-call technicians are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Because we station service teams within the Evensville metro area, average arrival time is 60 minutes or less. Critical spares—such as isolation valves, medical-grade P-traps, and vacuum breakers—are carried on our service vehicles so most emergencies are resolved during the first visit.
Do you offer preventive maintenance programs tailored to hospitals and clinics?
Yes. We create customized PM schedules that include annual backflow testing, quarterly water-heater inspections, drain scoping, and bacterial sampling of domestic hot-water loops. Detailed digital reports track fixture condition, code compliance, and lifecycle forecasts, allowing facility managers to budget for upgrades before failures occur.