Visa Lighting's new Liberty Switches, specifically designed for
behavioral health / high abuse applications, were selected as an
Innovation Award winner in the Technology-Integrated Solutions
Category at the 2024 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 7, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Visa Lighting's Liberty Switches were
announced as the winner of the prestigious Nightingale Innovation
Award in the Technology-Integrated Solutions category today during
the keynote session at the 2024 Healthcare Design Conference +
Expo. The Liberty Switches are Visa Lighting's sixth Nightingale
Award selection.
"Providing a patient a sense of control
over their environment, in a situation where they otherwise have
very limited control, helps give them confidence and independence
which can reinforce any efforts to self-sooth and improve health
outcomes."
Liberty high-abuse momentary switches were created to provide
behavioral health patients the freedom to control the lighting in
their own room. Crafted with rugged single-piece machined aluminum
wall plate, the switches are ligature-resistant, feature
tamper-resistant hardware, exceed IK10 impact resistance, and are
listed to IP65 ingress protection. The switches are also included
in the New York State Office of
Mental Health (NYOMH) Patient Safety Standards, Materials, and
Systems Guidelines.
"In recent conversations with designers and healthcare facility
stakeholders, a request kept surfacing: to give behavioral or
mental health patients control over their environment in a way that
is safe and helps make the space feel less institutional," said
Hans Nielsen, Senior Product
Designer. "Providing a patient a sense of control over their
environment, in a situation where they otherwise have very limited
control, helps give them confidence and independence which can
reinforce any efforts to self-sooth and improve health
outcomes."
Liberty switch assemblies are available in single, dual, and
triple-gang models and compliment Visa Lighting's expansive line of
behavioral health/high abuse lighting products including overbed,
ceiling, vanity, downlights and mirrors.
Held annually since 1992, the Nightingale Awards are the
healthcare furniture and furnishings seal of approval from the
healthcare interior designers, architects, facilities managers, and
clinicians, who serve as the jurors.
About Visa Lighting:
Visa Lighting is a leading brand in performance lighting for
commercial, educational, hospitality, healthcare, and behavioral
health facilities. All our innovative, high-quality products
including luminaires, mirrors, and controls are designed,
engineered, manufactured, and assembled at our Milwaukee, WI headquarters. We provide
tangible value in our products to the customer, support continual
improvement opportunities for our workforce and demonstrate
commitment to community measured by our stewardship of the
environment and promotion of social responsibility. Our philosophy
of employee empowerment enables us to be considered as a great
place to work as defined by our employees.
Media Contact
Eric Loferski, Visa Lighting,
414-410-3330, eloferski@visalighting.com, visalighting.com
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