Automatic Doors For Hospitals

Automatic Doors For Hospitals

In hospitals and medical centres throughout the United Kingdom automatic doors can be observed in the majority of entrance ways and exits. It is common place for all service providers and medical establishments to use automatic doors for a great many reasons. There are several types of automatic doors, the most popular however for hospital buildings are the automatic sliding doors and the automatic swing doors.

The main benefit of automatic doors at these locations is of course easy and convenient access for everyone. The DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) demands that comfortable access is provided for all disabled people in order for them to be able to access any premises or indeed buildings with ease.

Straight forward access is even more important in hospitals and for service providers as a large number of patients are of course physically impaired or elderly. With the rise in mobility aides on the market today more and more individuals are able to become mobile and visit all kinds of establishments without assistance. To further their independence exciting new products are now available and the introduction of The Non-Touch microwave technology door activation switch at entrances and exits in any establishment is a very welcome feature.
The Non-Touch microwave technology door activation switch is designed for installations on Automatic Sliding Doors and Automatic Swing Doors, where hygiene is of paramount importance such as white room, food processing and chemical industry applications. Of course it is not just the disabled and the elderly who will benefit from automatic doors and clear waves activation, parents with young families pushing buggies and prams will delight at this technology as their visits become less stressful as they no longer have to struggle with the old manual doors.
The daily activities and duties of the medical teams including hospital porters will become far easier. Pushing patients on beds throughout the building, manoeuvring trolleys of hot meals and refreshments are just some tasks made easier through the introduction of clear waves at automatic door entrances.

Hospitals medical centres and service providers struggle to keep in line with their set budgets, therefore, overheads such as running costs must be kept to a bare minimum.  Electric and gas bills are reduced when automatic doors are in place, because the doors only open when in use they are not allowing heat to escape outside and less electricity is used. Automatic doors have the added benefit that they cannot be accidently left open by patients and hospital staff; again, this is another advantage of the functionality of the clear waves system. Another great cost saving for hospitals is that the automatic doors are manufactured from aluminium and toughened glass, or in some cases designed for the increasingly popular frameless glass doors. They are durable, long lasting, low maintenance and fairly easy to clean.

Another benefit of using automatic doors is that they improve the flow of pedestrian traffic in and out of the building. Hospitals are extremely busy offering out patients’ clinics and Accident &Emergency departments. This can easily cause congestion in the entrances or choke points, automatic doors relieve overcrowding and manage the flow of traffic even at key times of the day. Safety is an important factor in any business and through the installation of automatic doors with the clear wave system safety levels will increase. With the old style manual doors individuals can easily trap their fingers inside; because the automatic doors open up when someone approaches them there is no need for people to actually touch the doors. Another advantage of automatic doors is that there is no chance of people especially the elderly being at risk of injury with manual heavy doors banging into them.
The appearance of the hospital and other service providers is vital in order to install confidence and faith in patients and visitors alike. A modern and sophisticated building will achieve this goal. The transformation of an older hospital which has its doors replaced with automatic sliding or swing doors gives it a stylish up to date feature. If you would like to discuss replacing manual doors with either automatic sliding or swing doors then seek advice from a specialist company. ADSF LTD can help and assist you with both design dependent on your building structure and business needs.  Once manufactured for your individual premises we offer full support and after care to ensure that you and your patients and visitors can enjoy the full benefits of the automatic doors well into the future.