Thursday, 2 August 2012

Hospital Lighting - Issues & Concerns


Lighting in a hospital has a higher criticality than other commercial applications.
Health care industry is waking up to the issues in hospital lighting and research has been initiated to study the various aspects of lighting.
Now, to answer the fundamental question – Why is hospital lighting critical?
·         Lighting Issues relevant to patients
                  1.       The comfort level of the patients
2.       Concerns of circadian rhythm
3.       Psychological effects
4.       Infections and other concerns of hygiene
      ·         Lighting Issues relevant to Health Staff
1.       Precision in Diagnosis and Treatment
2.       Fatigue and stress management
      ·         Lighting Issues relevant to hospital administration
1.       General area lighting
2.       Maintenance cost and effort

In subsequent blogs we will analyze each aspect in more detail so that Architects, Interior decorators, Electrical contractors and Lighting consultants can benefit from our study.
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Poseidon Lighting, based in Chennai, India, designs and manufactures LED lights. Poseidon's Lights are designed to be highly efficient and last longer than other LED lights by employing a unique heat removal technology.  Our range of products meets the needs of lighting office spaces, warehouses, factories and most commercial establishments.
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Recent lighting solutions planned and implemented for hospitals by Poseidon Lighting -
o   Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai - ICU, ICCU & Pre-natal care ICU
o   Chennai Meenaksi hospital (Devaki Hospital), Chennai - Operation theatre
o   Frontier Mediville, Elavur, 45kms from Chennai - Research Laboratary
o   Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala, Ollur near Thrissur, Kerala
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E-mail:  rama@poseidonlighting.com
Telephone:         +91-44-27922239/27921326
Fax:                       +91-44-27921333

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