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Ergonomic Lighting for Medical Treatment

Client

PATCHA CLINIC

Location

Bangkae, Bangkok, Thailand

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Ergonomic Lighting for Medical treatment

Our design team was commissioned to develop a comprehensive lighting solution for the newly renovated medical ward. This facility required a sophisticated approach to lighting that would simultaneously support the well-being of patients while enabling medical staff to perform their critical functions efficiently. The project presented unique challenges as the lighting needs of these two user groups often conflict—patients benefit from gentle, non-institutional illumination that supports natural circadian rhythms or distress relief, while medical professionals require precise, high-visibility lighting for examinations, medication preparation, and documentation.
The ward’s layout included private and semi-private patient rooms, nursing stations, medication rooms, corridors, and multipurpose areas. Our design team approached this complexity through careful zoning strategies and evidence-based ergonomic lighting principles to create a healing environment that would support both clinical excellence and patient recovery.

Client Requirements

Hospital administration and the medical director outlined several critical requirements for the lighting design:

Patient-Centered Requirements:
1. Create a lighting environment that reduces patient stress, anxiety, and discomfort
2.  Support natural circadian rhythms to improve sleep quality and recovery rates
3. Minimize glare and harsh shadows that could cause visual discomfort or disorientation
4. Provide patients with appropriate lighting control for reading, resting, and visitor interactions

Clinical Staff Requirements:
1. Ensure adequate illumination for accurate medical assessments and procedures
2. Provide higher-intensity examination lighting that can be activated when needed without disrupting other patients
3. Implement anti-glare solutions for computer workstations at nursing stations and in-room charts
4. Create optimal visual conditions for medication preparation to reduce error risk
5. Enable night observation of patients without disrupting sleep

Feedback

The hospital conducted comprehensive evaluations of the new lighting system:
Nursing staff surveys indicated a high level of satisfaction with the functional aspects of the design, and Patient feedback has been equally positive, with one long-term patient noting: “Unlike my previous hospital stays, where lighting was either harshly bright or too dim to read.