Access in hospitals as critical infrastructure. KADRA at SHARE Experts' Meeting 2026

The event brought together over 200 specialists in Bucharest involved in the design and development of medical infrastructure, in a dialogue about functional planning, technology integration, and adapting solutions to the real needs of hospitals.

For KADRA, participation in SHARE has already become a constant. A context in which we return with experience from our projects and contribute to the development of best practices, beyond standalone solutions.

During the conference, Andreea Strugaru brought up a simple yet relevant example: a radiology door that stopped working in an emergency hospital. The effect was not an isolated one – the activity of an entire department was blocked, and patients and doctors had to be relocated to another floor.

Situations like this clearly show that access is not a technical detail. It is part of a hospital’s critical infrastructure, as it directly influences flows, safety, hygiene, and continuity of medical care.

In practice, problems rarely stem from a single cause. More often, they relate to how solutions are conceived and integrated: access defined too late in the project, incomplete specifications, or adjustments made under deadline pressure. At the same time, essential details such as wall structure or systems integration remain invisible at the concept stage, yet become critical during operation.

Hence the central idea: in healthcare, access cannot be treated as a product. It must be designed as a complete system, one that begins in the design phase and continues through execution and use.

This approach requires integration from the earliest stages, adaptation to on-site realities, and constant attention to how systems perform over time. Because in hospitals, functionality doesn’t end at handover, and maintenance becomes part of performance.

Through its participation in SHARE Experts’ Meeting, KADRA continues to support a perspective built on direct experience: access is not just about doors, but about the continuity of medical care.