The Pitești County Hospital is Modernizing with State-Of-The-Art Medical Doors

Starting in 2022, the Pitești County Emergency Hospital began an extensive rehabilitation and expansion process to provide better conditions for both medical staff and, especially, patients. With a substantial investment from European funds as well as the local budget, the hospital aims to modernize and be brought up to today’s standards in modern medicine.

Complete Range of Medical Doors by KADRA

As expected, infrastructure works and space reorganization were the first steps. Among these was the replacement of doors with safe and reliable ones. Our colleagues at KADRA installed a complete portfolio of doors: from fire-resistant doors lasting 90 or 120 minutes, to multifunctional metal doors, and doors for clean rooms from the Tormed range, specially designed by KADRA specialists for the medical sector.

Automatic Doors for Clean Rooms from the Tormed Range

Tormed automatic sliding doors allow partial sealing (on two sides), with stops on the vertical branches of the frame and contact on the top line and floor, as well as silent automation – thanks to anti-vibration operators, they are ideal for areas where quietness is an essential requirement.

They also guarantee increased hygiene – through the use of rounded casings and covers with hidden screws to prevent dust and particle accumulation and facilitate maintenance; a series of special devices discharge the electrostatic energy accumulated on the moving panels, thus avoiding the attraction of impurities. Medical doors are equipped with a touchless “clearwave” button system that limits medical staff contact with the door, thereby reducing the risk of infections.

Also installed here were guillotine-type transfer windows designed to facilitate the controlled exchange of surgical materials (safe passage) between two different areas, ensuring hygiene is maintained. These windows are also used to transfer instruments from the sterilization rooms into the operating rooms. In the case of controlled-atmosphere rooms, they ensure the air remains “uncontaminated” during transfer.

Fire Safety with Fire-Resistant Doors

The fire-resistant doors installed in the Pitești hospital hold EI technical approval in Romania for fire protection. They are fire-resistant for 90 and 120 minutes respectively, built with a galvanized steel shell, reinforced on the inside, with a total thickness of 60 mm. The 4-sided “Z”-type frame is fixed with anchors or dowels and has a removable bottom crossbar.

To complete the solutions designed to secure the Pitești hospital building in case of fire, smoke vents were also installed, compliant with current regulations, particularly the European standard EN 12101-2, which are essential for protecting both people and the building in the event of a fire. Through the automatic opening of the smoke vents, hot gases and smoke are quickly evacuated, emergency exits remain visible, thus protecting the people inside. This also ensures the entry of oxygen and the elimination of toxic gases.

KADRA offers a complete and complex range of solutions for the medical sector (public or private hospitals, clinics, or medical offices), suitable for both renovations and new constructions. KADRA’s access control solutions comply with all hygiene and safety standards, a top priority for a hospital, while also being versatile in terms of design and integration with new or existing architecture, helping to define safe and efficient flows.