Client: Epworth Hospital
Location: VIC
Industry: Healthcare and Hospitals
Epworth Hospital is located in the heart of Melbourne and is Victoria’s largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation.
Epworth is a provider of acute medical, surgical and rehabilitation services equipped with quality facilities and the latest technology. The Epworth Group of hospitals consists of 12 sites in and around Melbourne covering a range of clinical areas such as cancer services, cardiac services, mental health, maternity, emergency, neurosciences, radiation, urology and many more.
Remax manufactured and installed high impact hospital swingdoors at Epworth Hospital operating theatres, following an enquiry to provide an alternative to heavy timber hospital swingdoors. The issues faced by Epworth Hospital consisted of Health and Safety issues created by their heavy timber hospital swingdoors which were too heavy for the nurses to open, especially when carrying medical and surgical equipment, or pushing a bed or hospital trolley through the opening.
Occupational Health and Safety claims were becoming a problem as well as the hygiene risks* involved with a medical theatre door made of wood composite. Remax swingdoors are half the weight of a standard timber door, as they are made of cross-linked polythene door panels with ultra-high density, non-cfc urethene foam core and Remax Swingdoors potentially provide a more hygienic surface over standard timber, deflecting chips and scrapes which become breeding grounds for bacteria.
The panel has no gaps or joins and is impervious to moisture and acid / petroleum products. The doors have no seams and never require painting.
1. Design Consultancy and Planning
2. Made to Measure Components
3. Delivery and installation of hospital swingdoors
“Our doors were heavy and made of wood, so when the nurses want to go through it and they are carrying something, it’s too hard to pull the door. OH&S would have been a problem and it was causing a lot of grief, so we had to come up with a better solution. We tried to change the hinges, but realised that it was a replacement door that was required. I saw the benefit in the Remax door, I like that it is plastic, which is better than wooden doors – nothing sticks to it and it hides marks. Since other hospitals already have Remax doors, I asked them to give us a quote and they installed a sample door that the nurses have been trying out. Simply, they have made doors that work. We placed an order for four more doors. Since installing the doors, we experienced a reduction of OH&S claims which is definitely a financial benefit.” -Epworth Maintenance Manager
