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Stylish Hospital Overbed Lights Add for Practicality and Ambiance
LED Ultra Contemporary Overbed Light with Decorative Ends
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Retail Price: $530.89
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LED Opulent Patient Room Overbed Light
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Retail Price: $417.36
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LED 4ft Long Wall Mounted Patient Room Light w/ Controller
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Retail Price: $2,511.39
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Hospital Overbed Lights
Today's hospital overbed lights are not the ordinary looking equipment of days gone by. The selection includes a variety of lights in different designs and styles, and they are adaptable to new healthcare trends that include increasing use of medical clinics and home health care. The lighting ranges from the traditional, simple light fixture to sleek, contemporary lights that include features like a night light and decorative exteriors. All the lights are functional, serving critical needs for patients and healthcare professionals while delivering energy efficiency, but proving that medical lighting can contribute to patient care and healthcare efficiency.
Contributing to Comfort
Despite the description, hospital overbed lights are used in a variety of healthcare settings, reflecting the industry trend to move more patient care outside the hospital. Hospital overbed lights are used in:
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Surgical centers
- Urgent care facilities
- Long-term care facilities like nursing homes
- Retirement facilities with nursing units
- Physician offices
- Mobile healthcare units
In fact, it is suitable lighting for any setting where a patient bed is in place and healthcare personnel must perform various care tasks. For example, hospital overbed lights are used in homes where a room is set up for caring for a loved one with healthcare needs and requiring regular visits from home care professionals.
Home healthcare is a fast growing industry as the population ages. The John Hopkins Medicine Health Library quotes statistics sourced from the National Association for Home Care and Hospice. There are more than 12 million people in the U.S. who already require home healthcare and over 69 percent are over the age of 65. Per the Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Aging, 82 percent of older people live in the community and 18 percent live in an institution. The Population Reference Bureau projects that the number of people aged 65 years or older will more than double, by the year 2060, to over 98 million from 46 million today.
Benefits of High Quality Lighting
The need for hospital overbed lights will increase in all healthcare facilities and home care settings because statistically, older people have more healthcare needs. However, every patient of every age who is confined to a bed or receiving medical care while in bed needs good lighting, and so do the medical professionals delivering the care. The benefits of installing well-designed, high-quality hospital overbed lights, especially in medical facilities, include:
- Improving the ability of healthcare professionals to deliver accurate medical services
- Making the patient more comfortable which reduces stress
- Improving patient satisfaction surveys, important in a highly competitive hospital and clinic industry
- Giving patients more personal control over their space with bedside controls
- Reducing the clinical feel of a room
- Reducing medical professional staff time when patients can control their own light level without assistance
Many Styles Available Today
Unlike the past, there are many stylish hospital overbed lights made today. The styles of lighting vary considerably, ranging from the simple box style with a classic textured lens to a more elegantly styled light with a fabric shade. Styles include:
- Box style
- Designer light with faux wood panels
- Retro look
- Marble design
- Crescent shape
- Curved
There are hospital overbed lights to fit any décor, important today as medical facilities work to make patients feel as little stress as possible. In fact, research has shown that the environment has a significant impact on patient outcomes, and lighting is a major component of the environment and contributes to the patient-centric design.
Features to consider
There are a number of features to consider for hospital overbed lights. The choice of lighting depends on the setting and the needs of typical patients and medical personnel. Features include:
- Dual control lighting for ambient lighting for patient comfort and task lighting for medical personnel
- Patient controls
- Mounting options – horizontal or vertical wall mount
- Nightlight
- 4-way pull switch (on up, on down, on both, all off) with illumination forward also available
- Steel construction
- Accent trim – wood, brushed nickel, etc.
- Style – box, contemporary, traditional crowned molding frame, curved, crescent
- ADA compliant
- Type of covering or shade - Laminated fabric, laminated paper, acrylic covering
Specifications
Modern hospital overbed lights primarily use T8 lights or LED lights. There is a move towards greater use of LED lighting because it is energy efficient and has a longer life than fluorescent lighting. For example, a 39 watt LED light can deliver 50,000 hours of life. With the introduction of controllable LED lights, this type of lighting is becoming very practical for use in patient rooms. Some of the specifications for hospital overbed lights include:
- cETLus (cULus) listing for damp locations
- Warranty – 2-5 years
- Wattages – 25w - 39w
- T8 lamp voltage – typically 120 v
- Type of mount – horizontal or vertical
- Type of light diffuser – matte white acrylic, frosted, opal white acrylic, linen patterned, etc.
- Type of power connections – in fixture wiring channel or junction box
- Dimension – approximately 25 inches long to 52 inches long; depth and heights also vary
- Color Rendering Index
For Every Need
There are many choices today in hospital overbed lighting. It is practical, stylish and designed to meet a variety of needs. When shopping for this kind of lighting, keep in mind there are many options, so it is important to consider the setting, the type of patients and medical care delivered, and the budget.
