Airtightness and accessibility at Vachira Phuket Hospital

The Thai town of Phuket had its first hospital in 1906 thanks to funding from local merchants and citizens. A few years later, it received a state visit from King Vajiravudh, who ordered the construction of a newer and more spacious hospital; and so, the hospital where the Vachira Phuket Hospital is located was built. It was named after the king, who officially inaugurated it in 1920; the hospital has been serving the city ever since. In the late 1990s it underwent a massive renovation; now, it offers more than 500 beds and extensive space for medical specialities. 

Up to a total of 50 doors, both hermetic and leaded hermetic doors were installed at the hospital through the country's official partner, Panelesmatic Solutions, in different areas of the hospital, such as the operating theatres and the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. 

Customisation and Accessories for Hermetic Sliding Doors 

The access doors to the operating theatres have a chamber glass vision panel, completely flush with the leaf, allowing the interior to be seen, but without sacrificing hygiene, as it is easy to clean.  

It is not always necessary to open the hermetic door completely, so the simplest solution is to fit two accessories, one to allow the door to be opened partially and the other to open the door completely. In this case, in order to be able to perform the different opening modes, the proximity program switch was installed, which allows the door to be opened just by bringing the hand close to the door, and the elbow push button.  

The doors are also equipped with accessories for manual opening when necessary, the tubular handle or the recessed handle, both of which allow the door to be opened in an emergency.  

The customisation in sizes and finishes is one of the main characteristics of Manusa's hermetic doors. In this case it was decided to use different door sizes, totally adaptable to the access openings, as well as HPL colour finishes, which help to differentiate different areas in the same hospital complex.