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Protect what matters most
When patients enter your facility during their most vulnerable moments, they depend on every system working flawlessly to support their care and recovery. A single system failure can delay procedures, compromise sterile environments and put patient safety at risk. Operational excellence isn't a goal — it's a requirement.
When every system matters, there's zero room for failure
When patients enter your facility during their most vulnerable moments, they depend on every system working flawlessly to support their care and recovery.
Managing a healthcare facility means zero tolerance for error, where operational outages cost an average of $1.9M per day and non-compliance leads to hefty penalties. OpenBlue from Johnson Controls transforms your building data into a strategic asset, giving you the power to maximize uptime, predict issues, automate compliance and drive down operational costs.
Safer operating rooms start with smarter airflow management
For instance, operating rooms face constant airflow disruptions from equipment, lighting and staff movement. This creates fluctuations in pressure, temperature and humidity, increasing the risk of airborne contaminants and hospital-associated infections (HAIs). With 1 in 31 patients acquiring an HAI, 20% of which begin in ORs, maintaining stable, high-quality airflow is essential.
OpenBlue helps reduce the risk by monitoring and managing OR air quality and supporting ventilation levels above 20 ACH/hour, shown to significantly lower infection rates. It also gives staff clear visual cues to ensure each room is compliant and ready for surgery.
Discover smarter ways to protect patient care
Guarantee system uptime in mission-critical environments
- AI-powered fault detection identifies issues before downtime occurs
- Automated work order creation streamlines response processes
- Predictive maintenance based on actual equipment performance
- Unified command center with interactive digital twins
- Continuous monitoring with redundancy for fast recovery
A unified command center for operational resiliency
OpenBlue provides continuous monitoring and AI-powered fault detection to identify issues before they cause downtime. Our platform automates work order creation and uses predictive maintenance routines based on actual equipment performance, not just schedules. A unified command center with interactive digital twins gives your team the tools to optimize incident response time and ensure operational resiliency.
Simplify compliance monitoring and reporting
- Real-time monitoring of temperature, pressure and humidity (TPH)
- Automated reporting for Joint Commission standards
- Full audit trail to track issues and actions taken
- Monitoring across operating rooms, labs and sterile storage
- Early detection prevents costly penalties and fines
Replace manual checks with real-time automated monitoring
Replace tedious manual checks with real-time, automated monitoring of temperature, pressure and humidity (TPH) in operating rooms, labs and sterile storage. The OpenBlue dashboard automates reporting for standards set by the Joint Commission and others, providing a full audit trail to help you avoid costly penalties. Ensure optimal conditions and prove compliance effortlessly.
See how automation drives uptime and compliance
Reduce operating room energy costs
- Integrates with OR scheduling systems
- Automates setpoint adjustments based on room usage
- Reduces energy usage in unoccupied rooms
- Extends equipment lifecycle
- Lowers carbon emissions
- Rapid ROI with payback in less than one year
Align OR conditioning with surgical schedules to save $5,000 annually and achieve 40% energy savings per operating room.
Smart scheduling integration for rapid ROI
Operating rooms are typically conditioned for "in-use" requirements 24/7, even though utilization rates are less than 60%. OpenBlue integrates with OR scheduling systems to automate setpoint adjustments, drastically reducing energy usage in unoccupied rooms. This simple integration extends equipment life and lowers your carbon emissions, often with a rapid ROI.
Protect operational technology from cyber threats
- Native protection built into OpenBlue
- Zero-trust architecture with micro-segmentation
- Instant threat isolation and recovery acceleration
- Single-portal access reduces risk
- No extra cyber tools needed
- Protects building operations and internal networks
Built-in protection with no extra tools required
Connecting building systems comes with the potential of cyber vulnerabilities. But OpenBlue features native, zero-trust cybersecurity built directly into the platform, requiring no extra tools. True micro-segmentation instantly isolates threats, protecting your building operations, internal network and sensitive data from cyber-attacks.
Built on trust, security, and compliance
OpenBlue is built on a zero-trust cloud architecture with enterprise grade cybersecurity, privacy by design principles, and open interoperability—allowing healthcare organizations to connect systems securely while protecting sensitive data and supporting regulatory requirements.
More than building management — a new standard of resilience
As buildings become more complex, you need a partner with the sophistication, scale and expertise to manage mission-critical spaces. Johnson Controls delivers integrated, future-proof systems that protect your operations, patients and staff. This isn't just building management; it's a new standard of performance and resilience powered by OpenBlue.
Healthcare FAQ’s
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How does OpenBlue reduce energy consumption in operating rooms?
OpenBlue integrates with your operating room scheduling system to automatically adjust conditioning setpoints. It ensures rooms are procedure-ready only when scheduled for use, reducing energy waste from conditioning rooms that often have utilization rates under 60%.
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How does OpenBlue's AI help with predictive maintenance?
The AI-powered engine continuously monitors live data from your equipment to drive predictive maintenance routines based on actual utilization and performance. It identifies sub-optimal conditions and generates recommendations to extend equipment lifecycles and prevent unplanned downtime.
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Can OpenBlue help my facility meet decarbonization goals?
Yes, tools like the OpenBlue Net Zero help you monitor, track and achieve your organization's sustainability goals by providing real-time meter data and AI-powered analytics to identify peak energy use patterns and reduce overall carbon emissions.
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How does a unified command center improve incident response time?
It provides a single-pane-of-glass view across all your building assets and systems. This centralized visibility optimizes your maintenance resource pool and ensures your team can immediately see and respond to urgent issues, strengthening continuous and optimal operations.
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How does OpenBlue reduce equipment downtime in hospitals?
OpenBlue uses an AI-powered engine for fault detection and diagnostics, enabling predictive and prescriptive maintenance routines. It provides continuous monitoring and a unified command center to identify sub-optimal conditions early, automate work orders and extend equipment lifecycles, ensuring the continuous operation of critical departments.
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What is OpenBlue Critical Environments Advisor?
It's a component of OpenBlue that provides a unified dashboard to automate and improve the accuracy of your temperature, pressure and humidity (TPH) reporting for critical spaces like operating rooms and labs. It ensures optimal conditions and helps detect issues early to improve response times.
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What is TPH reporting and how does OpenBlue automate it?
TPH stands for Temperature, Pressure and Humidity, which are critical environmental conditions in spaces like operating rooms and labs. OpenBlue provides a unified dashboard that automates TPH monitoring and reporting, ensuring regulatory compliance, providing a clear audit trail and saving 60-75% in associated time and costs.
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Is the OpenBlue platform secure from cyber threats?
Absolutely. OpenBlue comes with built-in, zero-trust cybersecurity called OpenBlue AirWall. It uses true micro-segmentation to lock down every endpoint across your network, instantly isolate any threats and accelerate recovery, protecting your vital operational technology.
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What kind of return on investment can I expect?
OpenBlue delivers ROI in multiple ways. Automating OR conditioning yields paybacks in less than one year from energy savings alone. Furthermore, by preventing system downtime and automating compliance to avoid fines, the financial and operational benefits are substantial. Learn more in the Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact ™ Study for Johnson Controls OpenBlue, which found a total three-year ROI of up to 155% with OpenBlue.
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What customer and product support is included?
Standard support falls within normal business hours with additional support option pricing (24x5, etc.) available upon request.
Trusted, award winning technology
Recognized for innovation, customer impact, and our industry leading smart building platform
Verdantix Green Quadrant
Named an IoT digital platform leader in building operations by independent industry analyst, Verdantix in its Green Quadrant: IoT Digital Platforms for Building Operations 2024 report.
ABI Research
Named the overall leader for smart building management platform in the Smart Building Management Platforms competitive assessment conducted by ABI Research.
BIG Artificial Intelligence Awards
Named winner in the Business Intelligence Group's (BIG) Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards program. The Awards recognize the trailblazing organizations and solutions leading the way in AI.