Durable, Hygienic, and Safe Paints for Modern Healthcare Settings
While every hospital is different, they all serve the same purpose – to offer a caring, safe and reassuring environment for those in need. From minor accidents to palliative care, hospitals are diverse and complex organisations, where patients can feel lost and vulnerable.
Creating a reassuring and welcoming environment that helps anxious patients and visitors to relax is paramount.
Choosing the right paints for hospitals plays a key role in achieving the best care standards for patients, visitors and staff. The right paint has to have the right properties, both aesthetically and functionally. That means selecting scrubbable paint for high-traffic areas, paints that actively remove pollutants from the air and inhibit the growth of bacteria, and fire-retardant paints that conform to all current H&S standards.
Making patients feel comfortable
The other essential property of any hospital paint is to create a calm, soothing ambience that helps patients relax. A hospital visit or stay is always fraught with anxiety. Soft colours that are not too ‘sterile’ in appearance help to achieve that, as well as giving the interior a modern, elegant look.
Our technical experts are here not only to help you choose a paint with the right antibacterial and scrubbable technology, but also to advise on colour schemes that can improve the mood and well-being of patients, staff and visitors.
They can work with you and your client to create a colour palette that ticks all the right boxes for brand association, mental and physical wellness, and ease of use. Colour schemes can be incorporated into a hospital’s zone network, making it easier for patients, staff and visitors to navigate around the complex simply by following colour-coordinated pathways.
Wards and private rooms
The key factors to consider in wards and private rooms are a combination of tranquil décor that is also scrubbable and has anti-bacterial functionality. Fleetwood’s Bio Tec paints incorporate Silver Ion Technology that actively inhibits the growth of bacteria such as MRSA, E.coli and Salmonella.
Paints such as Fleetwood Air + Eco are low-odour and ultra-low VOC, so the indoor air quality is vastly improved.
With a wide range of colours available, the perfect environment that’s both easy to clean and relaxing for the patient is achieved.
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Fleetwood Bio Tec
Fleetwood Advanced
Fleetwood Air + Eco Spec
Fleetwood Trade Vinyl Matt
Waiting Rooms
Calming, tranquil colours combined with durability for high-traffic areas are the key assets any paint for waiting rooms must have.
Antibacterial properties are a must, as is a robust, scrubbable surface.
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Canteens and communal areas
High-traffic zones that need to be kept scrupulously clean make tough, reliable paints such as Fleetwood Air + Eco Spec the natural choice.
Not only does Air + Eco Spec produce a premium-quality finish, but its active technology improves indoor air quality by eliminating up to 80% of formaldehyde and reducing other air pollutants.
It effectively turns your walls into atmospheric ‘scrubbers’ for a cleaner, healthier environment.
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Operating theatres
Operating theatres must be kept as sterile as possible to prevent infection.
Paint used to decorate theatres needs to be tough enough to withstand vigorous abrasion through scrubbing as well as chemical attacks from cleaning products and disinfectants.
Fleetwood Bio Tec paint, with its anti-bacterial Silver Ion Technology and robust surface finish, is the natural choice for operating theatres, test laboratories, and clinical environments.
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Stairwells and corridors
To help patients, visitors, and staff move easily throughout the complex network of corridors and stairwells, a colour-coded system is the most practical visual aid for hospitals to use. Fleetwood Floor Paint can be used to create colour-coded guidelines that are easy to follow.
These guidelines can be echoed on the walls using matching Fleetwood Bio Tec paint, designed to be anti-bacterial as well as durable enough for use in high-traffic areas.
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Case Study - St. James's Hospital, Dublin
When it comes to maintaining a high standard of hygiene in a general hospital setting, every detail matters. From the pristine cleanliness of operating theatres to creating a calming, soothing atmosphere in patient rooms and wards, the importance of paint quality cannot be understated.
St. James’s Hospital in Dublin recognised this crucial aspect and turned to Fleetwood Paints, a trusted name in the industry, to provide the ideal solution for their painting needs.
