title: Planning is key to energy management.
abstract: An effective hospital energy management program involves long-range, annual, and emergency planning; conservation measures; and an energy accounting system.
mesh_terms: D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D005380:Financing, Government; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000592:standards; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States