--- title: Design Process of Replacing an EPSS in Health Care | S. Awabdeh description: Awbdeh authors electrical design engineering EPSS article for CSE magazine image: https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/BW7A7034%20hubspot.jpg --- [![Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png "Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/) [![Illuminart Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/illuminart_logo.png "Illuminart Logo")](https://www.peterbassoassociates.com/illuminart) ** ** ** [![Peter Basso Associates Inc. Logo](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/PB_Wesite/PBA_Transparent_Logo.png "Peter Basso Associates Inc. 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Awabdeh [![Camille Thompson](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/Thompson%20PRO%20cropped%20copy.webp)](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/newsfeed/author/camille-thompson) Written by [Camille Thompson](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/newsfeed/author/camille-thompson) Jul 25, 2017 12:07:01 PM ## *![S Awabdeh PeterBassoAGPfullres-7186 hubspot.jpg](https://blog.peterbassoassociates.com/hubfs/images/S%20Awabdeh%20PeterBassoAGPfullres-7186%20hubspot.jpg)* ## The *Consulting Specifying Engineer* (CSE) Article Looks at Avoiding Loss of Electrical Power During EPSS Replacement PBA vice president, Sam Awabdeh, PE is no stranger to emergency power design. Sam has over 25 years' of electrical engineering design experience and has spent over 15 of those years focusing on providing electrical engineering design solutions for major healthcare facilities in and around the State of Michigan. The July issue of CSE magazine features an article Awabdeh authored on the challenge of replacing an older emergency power supply system (EPSS) at a major health care facility. Often the biggest difficulty hinges on the design and construction teams ability to replace the system, with little to no disruption to the hospital's operations. 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