The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool

Brief

The hospital required new operating theatre doors as part of a major refurbishment. The upgrade was an essential part of the trusts strategy to drive infection control and operating efficiency across its theatres. Dortek were asked to replace existing timber doors with a more hygienic, functional alterative to meet these goals.

Solution

Dortek supplied and installed specialist hermetic sliding doors with automations for easy access. These doors have a unique hermetically sealing gasket system which gives them a 99% air tight seal. After installing the doors the hospital were able to reduce the volume of clean air fed into the theatres by over 20%. The air which has to be regulated and controlled for particulates, humidity, and temperature, is a considerable expense per cubic metre, so the long term cost saved from this was significant.