Alberta Health Services

ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES

Lighting Solutions Inc. has completed the following projects for Alberta Health Services
  • Medicine Hat Hospital - complete interior and exterior retrofit
  • High River Hospital - complete interior and exterior retrofit
  • Royal Alexandra Hospital site and parking garage lighting
  • Creation of lighting standards for parking garages and parking lots
  • Redesign new lighting and control systems for all AHS parking garages in Lethbridge, Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton, and Grande Prairie
  • Didsbury Hospital - complete interior redesign of existing metric lighting system
  • Smoky Lake Hospital - complete interior redesign of existing metric lighting system
  • Parking lot lighting upgrades at Hanna, Barrhead, Westlock, Grande Cache, Valleyview, Hythe, Central Peace, and Tofield sites

Metric Challenge

All light fixtures in the Didsbury and Smoky Lake hospitals were metric, as was the grid.
We designed a new LED system that upgraded the interior of the fixture, and specified a new lens type that was more efficient, and evenly spread the light from the LEDs, creating  soft, but bright spaces to work and stay in.

We made use of warmer colour temperature spaces in patient wings to promote relaxation.

To the left is a picture of the mockup comparing the old to new fixtures.

Designing for Quality of Lighting

Upgrading an existing lighting system isn't about replacing one fixture with another, it's about taking everything into account and coming up with a solution that works.  In health care facilities, we need to take into account;
  • Safety & security of patients and staff
  • Avoiding glare for patients lying in beds
  • Making sure colours are chosen that allow accurate examination & comfort
  • Balancing the needs of patients, medical staff, and visitors
  • Achieving energy & maintenance savings over the long term
  • Infection Protection & Control requirements
Video - AHS Parkade Lighting
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