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Healthcare facility construction is flourishing despite numerous challenges: inflation, supply chain issues, and rising mechanical, electrical, and plumbing costs, to name a few. A simple and effective way to help caregivers provide top-notch care while keeping themselves, patients, and visitors safe is with a medical in-use sign. Signal-Tech has a complete line of these in-use safety lights and fixtures to meet the needs of new and existing healthcare facilities.
Illuminated signage is crucial in laboratory and testing settings, patient rooms, and registration areas for several reasons. First, these signs indicate an active work environment and help promote safety and prevent accidents. One example is in laboratory testing. Often, experiments and testing involve hazardous materials and specialized equipment. An illuminated in-use sign can deter unauthorized staff, patients, and visitors from entering and disrupting these processes.
These signs installed over patient and exam rooms can also help ensure patient privacy in busy medical facilities as they serve as indicators of the need for discretion and caution. Using these illuminated signs helps ensure medical professionals are aware of an ongoing interaction with a patient, prompting them to respect confidentiality by knocking before entering the room. These signs help reassure patients that their medical records and health history are being handled with care and that their privacy is paramount.
Of course, no patient-provider interactions can happen without there first being a registration area. Hospitals and medical clinics can be extremely large, so illuminated registration signs can help patients and visitors locate registration desks and information centers. Consequently, this reduces stress and uncertainty during their visit. During emergencies and late-night visits, these signs ensure the registration location is always visible, promoting safety and security. Finally, an illuminated registration or in-use sign contributes to the overall operational efficiency of a healthcare facility by streamlining registration, helping to reduce wait times, and minimizing bottlenecks.
Many of the machines, instruments, and technologies - CT machines, lasers, magnets, MRI machines, and X-ray machines, for example — healthcare providers use to diagnose and treat patients can be hazardous to staff and patients if used without proper precautions. Illuminated signage above rooms is a simple and effective way to communicate to staff, patients, and visitors that equipment is in use, dangers are present, and to keep out. Typically, these signs are backlit by LEDs and have an always-readable face, but they can be made with direct-view LEDs that illuminate the message when on and blank out when off.
Caution and warning signs are crucial for ensuring the safety of patients, healthcare providers, and visitors. Healthcare environments often have hidden risks, such as high-oxygen areas, that could pose risks if they are not appropriately addressed. Illuminated warning and caution signs help clearly identify these risks. A warning or in-use sign also serves as a standardized form of communication that ensures everyone within the facility can easily recognize and understand the potential hazards. They also aid in compliance with regulatory requirements and promote a commitment to high safety standards.
Typically, illuminated, medical in-use signs from Signal-Tech are for indoor applications. They feature an extruded aluminum frame, are illuminated by super-bright, energy-efficient LEDs, are available in 120-277VAC or 12-24VDC, and are backed by an industry-leading warranty. Signal-Tech has a wide variety of illuminated signs for medical facilities. Are you ready to learn more about them? Contact us any time to speak with our illuminated medical signage experts!