There are infinite applications that call for tough doors. We talk a lot about schools, as high traffic and high abuse areas that need both durability and security in a door.

But lately we’ve been installing Special-Lite doors in another application that’s probably even tougher.
Hospital doors not only need stamina and durability to deal with massive amounts of traffic and use, but they also have to be automated and fire rated, both of which call for a tougher, stronger, and more dependable door.

Special-Lite doors fit these qualifications, and we’ve recently installed them in two Memphis area hospitals, one of which is already ordering more.

Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven, Miss. initially installed Special-Lite’s SL-17 doors in its loading dock, and is now ordering SL-21 fire rated doors for use in the Hospital Supply Area. Both sets of doors have automatic operators and SELECT Products heavy duty continuous geared hinges, and the interior doors include fire rated vision lites and electrified exit devices for fire safety.

Similarly, Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tenn. has installed Special-Lite’s double egress SL-21 fire rated doors for use as Cross Corridor Fire Doors. These doors also include SELECT Products heavy duty continuous geared hinges, automatic operators, fire rated vision lites and electrified exit devices.

Hospitals are a tough environment, and Special-Lite makes tough door. Sounds like a match to me.

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