Optimize Fire Safety With Swing Doors for Hospitals and Clinics

According to figures and statistics from thefire-rated swing doorindustry, the hospital door market was estimated at 234 million dollars in 2023. This figure is expected to increase, with a growth outlook reaching 344 million dollars by 2030, which implies an annual growth rate of 5.8%. Consequently, theswing door marketis constantly growing due to new standards and the development of emerging countries.

Promote safety within your hospital thanks to swing doors

Ensuring the safety of public spaces is mandatory for healthcare facilities such as hospitals and clinics. In fact, French law imposes strict restrictions on access and safety for these establishments, whether against break-ins or fires. As a result, you must have products that comply with standards, such asswing door modelsfrom dormakaba.

To have an efficient opening system in the healthcare sector, you should choose a double door that offers multiple advantages and combines different cutting-edge technologies. For example,doors specialized in fire safetymust be able to open and close with each passage.

Thanks to various options, such as a motion detection system installed on the swing door, it can open and close according to the movements of staff or patients. Thus, it is possible to combineoptimal fire safety, improved flow management, and additional protection against the risk of germ spread.

For areas where access must be limited to staff only, a wide range of products allows you to adapt your system to your needs. Indeed, you can opt for a badge reader, a fingerprint reader, a remote opening mechanism, or even a system controlled directly from your smartphone. By modernizing yourfire-rated entrances, you will adapt your entrances to current standards while protecting your staff and patients.

Choose the best swing door model according to your premises

dormakaba offers manyinnovative solutions in fire protection. Each swing door can be adapted to your needs, your situation, and your premises. In addition, the doors offered bydormakabaare the only ones to comply with the latest EN 17372 standards, which is also a guarantee of quality.

Among the available models, you will notably find the ED 100 or ED 500 models, which can be adapted tosingle or double-leaf swing doors. Some elements can be included in the door, such as the integration of a smoke detector for fire-resistant doors and smoke barriers.

Your newly optimized doors will then be:

• Perfectly insulated, whether for interior or exterior, thanks to insulation that meets current standards

• Adapted to your corridor, both in terms of walls, height, frame, and the entire room

• Handleless, for increased protection against the spread of diseases, and without a lock, allowing doors to be opened hands-free

• Fully secured, thanks to an optimized control system

• Easily controlled by a control box on-site or remotely

Optimize access without neglecting design

Have you decided to start renovations in your healthcare facility to optimize, secure, and improve access? dormakaba supports you throughout your project. This project, fully customizable, will perfectly adapt to your needs. For example, do you want your badge reader on the right or left of your door? dormakaba will adapt. It is also possible to adapt the doors to the dimensions of existing frames.

When renovating a building, it is important to pay attention to every detail. Thefire safety solutions offered by dormakabaare modern and stylish. Thus, when your patients enter your facility, they will no longer feel like they are in a hospital thanks to its new style. Modernize your interior with different types of doors and elements, whether in aluminum, stainless steel, or wood. Optimize the space in your corridor, according to your choices and your project, by choosing a door with a closing system that will only be triggered in case of fire.

Finally, you will benefit from follow-up at the end of your project to ensure that everything has been done according to the initial instructions. Regular maintenance should be put in place to guarantee the optimal functioning offire safety swing doors. You can then further optimize the decoration and aesthetics of your corridor by adding new paints and colors to improve the lives of patients in your unit.

Thefire safety systemwith swing doors offered by dormakaba is a concentration of technology that allows you to effectively fight against fire and its spread. In addition, these models integrate many other advantages, such as security systems against break-ins, the spread of viruses, and they fit perfectly into your healthcare facility.

Do not hesitate to contact dormakabaif you would like more information by using thecontact form. Other establishments will also have to comply with fire standards, such as schools.