Healthcare Signage

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What a good wayfinding system can do…
A good wayfinding system (including directional, informational, identification, and safety and security signage) helps all facility users, both permanent staff and visitors, to save valuable time, while reducing stress and encouraging self-reliance. It also enhances building and personnel safety and security.

Challenges faced by Healthcare Facilities in specifying signage…

Multiple User Groups
Signage specified for healthcare facilities must give the total facility a cohesive and coordinated appearance while, at the same time, meeting the potentially divers or unique requirements of multiple user groups including:

• Management and staff
• Doctors and other professionals
• Patients or residents
• Visitors
• Suppliers & other service providers

Frequent Updating Required
Many signs required by Healthcare facilities require frequent updating (i.e. nursing station "On Duty" notices; daily & weekly menu boards; activity boards; notices advising of special or temporary/emergency conditions, etc). Ease of updating, ongoing costs, & security of contents are critical considerations in selecting signage (see Permanent or Changeable below).

Ease of Maintenance
'Heavy traffic. Hard usage.' pretty much describes what Healthcare signage needs to be able to stand up to. Signs must be hard wearing, tamper resistant, easily cleaned & maintained, & compatible with products required for infection control.

Regulatory, Building Code & Accessibility Compliance
The most fundamental purpose of any Healthcare facility is to support patients or residents who are vulnerable or have special needs. Discharging this responsibility demands strict compliance with all relevant federal, provincial or state, and municipal regulations.

Permanent or Changeable
Based on its content or purpose, signage may have text that is unlikely to change over time, for example: lobby directories, room numbers and department identification, mandatory safety and security information, floor numbers, washroom facilities, parking & traffic flow information, etc. On the other hand, signs such as workstation signs, office signs including employee names and titles, signs advising of temporary conditions, etc may require more frequent updating. Wm. Whiteley Limited designs and manufactures signs and sign systems which can accommodate the need for both permanent and changeable text. Our changeable signs are designed to hold paper inserts which can be updated virtually instantaneously using on site computers and printers. Let us work with you to develop a sign schedule identifying the types and content of signs required for your project.

Our Healthcare Signage Products
To consider the possibilities for changeable sign products see Switch, Tablet and Magpi. For permanent signs see Shapes, Elipse, Quad, Cirque and Outdoor. For a complete list of our wayfinding products please download the Product Catalogue.

Contact us today:
Tel: 519.428.5385
Fax: 519.428.5286
Toll Free: 1.866.666.5385

Why choose Interior Signage by Wm. Whiteley Limited?
Industrial designer Bill Whiteley has created a range of interior & exterior sign products renowned for their functionality, esthetic simplicity & user-friendly attributes. These products can be used individually or as a base from which to build a complete wayfinding program.

• Complete Facility Signage - Indoors & Outdoors
  Our indoor & outdoor signage systems offer comprehensive identity and wayfinding systems including signs designed to support information, direction, identification and safety and security needs.
• Help and Support Available
  Whether you need assistance in defining your requirements or in ensuring that the signage you select is customized to reinforce your brand, our professional & experienced staff are available to work with you to ensure the success of your project.
  
• Appearance
  Our sign systems include both permanent and changeable options. Proven, practical and minimal, our sign products integrate easily with any interior finishes or environment, from contemporary to traditional.
• Ease of Updating
  One of the most common sights in any building is a piece of paper taped up to redirect traffic because a replacement sign hasn't been ordered or delivered. Our interior sign products include a range of options based on changeable inserts which can be produced quickly, easily and economically using your own office computer and printer.
• Affordable
  Our signs are proof that quality and affordability can go hand-in-hand. We are pleased to provide quotations for jobs of any size.
• Standard and Custom Colours and Finishes Available
  We offer standard colours and finishes as well as custom options.
• American Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant
  Our signs can be manufactured to meet ADA standards and other barrier free requirements for public facilities including raised letters and pictograms, contrasting colours, Grade 2 Braille, installation height, etc.
• Maintenance and Durability
  Made from 6061-TC structural aluminium, powder coated steel, or high quality acrylic with silk screened borders, our signs are designed with ease of care in mind. Signs are tough, durable and easily maintained by cleaning and facilities staff.
• Ready to Install
  Both indoor and outdoor signs are shipped assembled and ready to install following the simple instructions provided.