Tips for choosing automatic doors for hospitals

Hospitals receive a high number of visitors every day. People of all ages come to receive medical treatment, to undergo surgery, to visit a patient or to work. It is important that the entrances to the building are wide, accessible, and free from architectural barriers, and enable a smooth flow of people. Automatic doors are ideal for this purpose.

Choosing the right automatic door for a hospital requires careful consideration of several important factors. The needs of the building must be carefully considered and the right type of intelligent access to improve the day-to-day life of patients and staff must be assessed.

On the outside, a revolving door may be the preferred choice for the main access door, whereas standard sliding doors can be used to divide interior areas, or if there is a need to separate "clean areas" from "dirty areas", the best option is a hermetic door that prevents the transmission of germs thanks to its watertight seal. For the intensive care area, a good option is the hermetic glass door designed to allow observation from the outside, limiting entries and exits to those strictly necessary. In X-ray rooms, leaded doors are recommended, which can also be installed at the entrance to operating theatres, although hermetic doors are the most commonly chosen option.

Within the Manusa catalogue for sanitary facilities, there is a wide variety of models designed to meet all the needs of the hospital centres, and we offer full advice during all the phases of the construction project to provide the most suitable solutions for each need.

It is also important to take safety into consideration. All Manusa automatic doors installed in a hospital or healthcare centre comply with the safety regulations, as well as with those related to their installation, use and maintenance. We also have doors designed for specific uses, such as fire-resistant doors, which prevent the propagation of fire and gases. Or emergency doors, which allow a wide free passage for evacuation when necessary.

In order to ensure proper operation and a long useful life of our products, Manusa offers maintenance plans that adapt to all needs and guarantee an optimal state of the automatic doors and their accessories. In addition, our technical assistance service has expert staff and all kinds of spare parts to deal with any incident that may occur as quickly as possible.

Automatic doors for sustainability

When choosing a door or set of doors for a healthcare building, it is important to bear in mind that they will also help to improve energy efficiency. One of the best tips is to replace, as far as possible, manual doors with automatic doors to make the building more sustainable. This is recommended in order to reduce energy consumption and care for the planet.

If you manage or run a hospital and wish to install automatic doors in the different rooms of the building, follow this series of tips and contact Manusa now to receive advice and recommendations on the characteristics of each of the intelligent accesses that are ideal for any healthcare centre.