Reliable fuel storage solutions for emergency power systems in healthcare facilities.
When patient care depends on uninterrupted power, dependable fuel storage is critical.
Hospitals, medical centers, surgical facilities, and healthcare campuses rely on emergency generators to maintain life safety systems during utility outages. From operating rooms and intensive care units to diagnostic imaging equipment, pharmacies, and data networks, every critical system depends on a reliable emergency power infrastructure.
For more than 70 years, Steel Tank & Fabricating Corp. (STAFCO) has manufactured custom steel fuel storage tanks for mission-critical facilities throughout the United States. We build UL-listed aboveground fuel storage tanks designed to provide safe, reliable diesel fuel storage for healthcare facilities of every size.
Whether your project requires a generator base tank, day tank, intermediate storage tank, or a large bulk fuel storage system, STAFCO can manufacture a solution tailored to your facility’s emergency power requirements.
Fuel Storage Solutions for Hospitals
Every healthcare facility has unique emergency power needs. STAFCO manufactures a complete line of steel fuel storage systems designed to support hospital backup generator systems.
UL 142 Aboveground Fuel Storage Tanks
UL 142 tanks are commonly used for aboveground diesel fuel storage serving emergency generators.
Typical applications include:
- Generator day tanks
- Bulk diesel fuel storage
- Intermediate fuel storage
- Emergency generator supply systems
Available in a wide range of capacities and custom configurations to meet healthcare facility requirements.
UL 2085 Fire-Resistant Fuel Storage Tanks
Many hospitals require additional fire protection for onsite fuel storage.
UL 2085 fire-resistant tanks are frequently specified for:
- Hospital campuses
- Urban healthcare facilities
- Medical office complexes
- Trauma centers
- Government healthcare facilities
- Critical infrastructure projects
These tanks provide enhanced fire resistance while protecting emergency fuel supplies.
Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks
Hospitals often require centralized fuel storage capable of supporting multiple emergency generators during extended power outages.
Typical capacities include:
- 1,000 gallons
- 2,000 gallons
- 5,000 gallons
- 10,000 gallons
- 20,000+ gallons
- Custom-built capacities available
Our engineering team works with facility managers, consulting engineers, contractors, and generator suppliers to develop systems that meet project specifications.
Designed for Life Safety Applications
Power failures in healthcare facilities are more than an inconvenience—they can affect patient care.
Emergency power systems support:
- Operating rooms
- Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
- Emergency departments
- Medical imaging equipment
- Laboratory systems
- Pharmacy operations
- HVAC systems
- Medical gas systems
- Nurse call systems
- Information technology infrastructure
- Building life safety systems
Reliable fuel storage helps ensure emergency generators have the fuel they need when utility power is unavailable.
Standard Features
Depending on project requirements, STAFCO fuel storage tanks can include:
- Double-wall construction
- Integral secondary containment
- Leak detection systems
- Emergency vents
- Normal vents
- Overfill prevention
- Fuel supply and return connections
- Inspection manways
- Level gauges
- Interior protective coatings
- Exterior industrial coatings
- Structural saddles
- Lifting lugs
- Access ladders
- OSHA-compliant platforms
- Custom nozzle configurations
Built Around Your Project Requirements
Every hospital project presents unique design challenges. Our custom fuel storage systems can be engineered around:
- Hospital campus layouts
- Generator manufacturer specifications
- Required emergency runtime
- Local fire codes
- Environmental regulations
- Fuel polishing systems
- Leak monitoring systems
- Building automation integration
- Seismic requirements
- Wind load requirements
- Owner engineering standards
Our engineering team works directly with healthcare systems, consulting engineers, EPC contractors, mechanical contractors, and facility managers to develop fuel storage solutions that integrate with new construction and renovation projects.
Applications
- Hospitals
- Regional medical centers
- Critical access hospitals
- Children’s hospitals
- Veterans healthcare facilities
- Outpatient surgery centers
- Medical office buildings
- Cancer treatment centers
- Rehabilitation hospitals
- Long-term care facilities
- Healthcare campuses
