A large healthcare system in the Southeast partnered with UMS to conduct a thorough utility bill audit across their entire portfolio of 80 power accounts, spanning three hospitals, multiple outpatient centers, and other auxiliary facilities.

With annual energy expenditures exceeding $5.1 million, utility costs represented one of the largest non-patient-care expenses for the system. Already committed to a comprehensive energy management plan and energy-efficient solutions to reduce their environmental footprint, leadership recognized that their utility billing itself was an untapped opportunity for savings.

Through their regional purchasing alliance, the healthcare system learned about UMS and the no-risk assessment process. After providing an authorization agreement and one copy of a recent bill for each electric account, the process required minimal involvement from their team.

Using proprietary analytical tools, UMS performed a thorough 12-month historical billing audit of every account, obtaining usage and demand data directly from the power provider. The audit revealed seven different types and classes of savings opportunities. Smaller opportunities required no operational changes whatsoever. Larger, more complex opportunities required additional time to implement but delivered the most significant results.

In total, implementing both the straightforward and complex savings opportunities added up to nearly $1 million in identified savings, all without reducing the quality of care for a single patient.