Enhancing patient recovery with smart lighting controls.
The Challenge
A new national rehabilitation center in Downey, California offers primary care, mental health and specialty care to the greater Los Angeles area. Hospital administrators looked to innovate by adding circadian rhythm controls and lighting to intensive care rooms to promote healing and well-being.
The Installation
Sapphire™ Touch Screens and LumaCAN to DMX Gateways were installed at the nurses stations to control the lighting system in the intensive care patient rooms.
The Solution
Sapphire Touch Screens installed at the nurses stations provide a customizable user interface with multiple tabs and button and slider controls to set lighting scenes and match different times of the day in multiple patient rooms.
The astronomical time feature on the Sapphire Touch Screens allow the lighting to be programmed to follow the circadian rhythm cycle and create a calm and relaxing environment for patients by promoting healing and well-being.
Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to light and dark. Some research has shown that circadian rhythms play an integral role in diverse aspects of physical and mental health.
LumaCAN to DMX Gateways provide a seamless communication between the patient rooms and nurses stations.
