Preventive Maintenance Schedules for Patient Monitors

Patient monitors are among the highest-use devices in any hospital, and among the most frequently deferred in maintenance planning. A simple risk-based schedule keeps fleets compliant and reduces unexpected downtime.

Quarterly: visual inspection of cables and sensors, battery performance check, alarm function verification.

Annually: full performance verification against a calibrated simulator, NIBP pressure accuracy, SpO2 accuracy and electrical safety testing, with a traceable certificate.

Documenting each intervention in an asset register is what makes the schedule auditable during accreditation reviews.