CASE STUDY: Norfolk 48 Bed Modular Ward
Client: Norfolk Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Norwich
Sector: Healthcare
Project: Therapy-led rehabilitation unit
Project Overview
4C Lighting Solutions was appointed as the lighting partner to design and deliver wireless lighting and control to Norfolk’s £11m therapy-led rehabilitation unit on site at Norwich Community Hospital.
Named the Willow Therapy Unit, this 48-bed modular ward will streamline patient transitions and alleviate pressure on local acute hospitals.
What makes 4C Lighting Solutions approach so unique? The only requirement for lighting and sensors is a mains connection. Using our Merit Mesh system, which will automatically form a mesh network once installed, offering maximum flexibility during the commissioning phase.
4C Lighting Solutions were also engaged by the trust to provide feature lighting to the corridors to create cloud-like lighting to enhance the feel of the space for the patients. These lights utilise the functionality of the system by switching off on an evening to allow the patients a good night’s sleep.
Benefits
The Merit Mesh system brings automation to the lighting installation. It improves efficiency, energy savings, and a reduced carbon footprint.
The experience of Merit Mesh with large hospital installations makes it the smartest choice for this type of hospital construction. Significant savings on construction can be achieved due to the flexibility and absence of control wiring. Furthermore, it delivers a significant saving on the embedded carbon footprint of the installation. The system is extremely flexible and configured on site to suit any applications.
Key features
- Significant installation time and cost savings
- Emergency lighting testing and reporting via email (no need to carry out manual checks)
- Monitoring of entire facility via cloud-based server.
- Fault reporting instantly
- Nurse call integration
- Energy monitoring
- Asset tracking: all wheelchairs, beds, and mobile machines can be located instantly by the system.
- Added safety: lights default on when fire alarm is triggered
- Automatic night lighting: no switches required
- Scalable to future buildings without the need for additional infrastructure
- 100% secure
- Increased energy savings to traditional control systems
- 5 year warranty
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