{"id":16607,"date":"2022-11-11T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=16607"},"modified":"2025-05-28T14:51:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:51:38","slug":"open-heart-retrofit-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/industries\/refrigeration-ventilation\/open-heart-retrofit-hospital_16607\/","title":{"rendered":"Open-heart retrofit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mgznkr-stickyhero alignfull\">\n<div class=\"mgznkr-stickyhero__media text-right mode-cover\" style aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"mgznkr-stickyhero-bg-img\" style=\" background-color: #e6e6e6;  background-image: url('');\">\n<div class=\"video-container video-container-auto\" id=\"video-container-766530174\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vimeo-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/766530174?dnt=1&amp;background=1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"980\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe>\n    \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mgznkr-stickyhero__content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A humming heart<\/h3>\n\n<p>Two venti\u00adlation systems, two fans that weigh over a metric ton each. 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