Project: Sarasota Memorial Hospital Emergency Care Center
Designer: Paul Cooper, IIDA
Company: TRO/The Ritchie Organization
Designer: Michael Gundrum
Company: Smith, Seckman, Reid, Inc.
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Slide #1 - The expansion and renovation of the Emergency Care Center (ECC) at Sarasota Memorial Hospital incorporated a lighting concept designed to promote healing.
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Slide #2 - The existing low structure provided little plenum space where technically complex and highly critical M/E/P systems were coordinated. The lighting objective was simple in theory: to provide as much indirect and natural light for patient comfort while at the same time provide appropriate and flexible task lighting for staff to easily access and maintain.
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Slide #3 - A variety of fixtures were selected for their low or zero plenum characteristics. These included: Daybrite 2-50W direct/indirect 2’x2’, Omega 2-26W 6” shallow recessed with decorative lens, Eliptipar 100W halogen semi-recessed adjustable/dimmable wall wash and surface mounted Beta/Calco 2-26W decorative fixtures.
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Slide #4 - More specifically, Finelite 2-32W indirect 3” pendants reduced glare at the nurse stations while providing consistent ambient light distribution at the ceiling, Alkco 4-40W bi-axial 1’x4’ asymmetrical lensed medical troffers were a surprise to staff for their effectiveness and efficiency in the treatment rooms and 50W fully adjustable MR-16’s highlighted the “donor wall” as a major focal element.
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Slide #5 - Strategically located lighting “zones” were established to aid in wayfinding by creating a hierarchy of light levels where higher profile patient areas received more distinguished and aesthetically soothing light. The successful implementation of natural and artificial light allowed patients, family and staff to have control over their environments. This environmental flexibility ultimately empowered patients to gain some ownership in the level of care they received thus creating (if only perceived) a higher standard of care.
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