Temporary Hospital Lighting

String Lights

String lights, are typically used for construction and job site lighting but because of the space shortage many hospitals are facing, they are now being used for temporary medical facilities. 

Portable Lighting 

There is a wide variety of portable lights that can be used for temporary medical site lighting. These include flood lights, magnetic lights and hanging lights. 

Flat Panel Lights 

Flat panel light fixtures are used to illuminate indoor spaces and can be suspended from a standard ceilings, tents and other alternate treatment facilities. Led flat panels utilize light emitting diodes (LED) as their light source and have a lower profile than troffer light fixtures which are used in similar applications. These fixtures can be suspended on cables to increase their movability.

Linear High Bay Lights 

Linear high-bay lights are excellent fits for makeshift hospital lighting. They ideal for converting conference halls, event centers, large recreational facilities, and fitness centers into temporary medical facilities. All of these areas need adequate illumination from ceiling heights of 20 feet or more.

Low Bay Lights

Low Bay lights are used to light areas with lower ceilings 12 - 20 feet above the floor. Low bay lights are ideal for larger alternate clinics with ceilings under 20 feet in height from the floor.

Vapor Tight Lights

Designed to withstand areas where exposure to water, humidity or dust is an issue, vapor tight lights are made for indoor and outdoor applications. They are built for powerful lighting in harsh environments, protecting the light source from the environment making them perfect for temporary medical tents exposed to the outdoors.

Strip Lights

As the name implies, Strip lights are linear fixtures with a typically small footprint. Available in various lengths and mounting styles, Industrial Strip lights combine both form and function, providing efficient illumination for a number of settings making them particularly useful for temporary hospitals. Another advantage of this fixture style is that it hung easily using suspension cables (often called aircraft cables).

Temporary lighting can be used within Alternate Care Sites. These temporary medical facilities include mobile field hospitals, schools, shuttered hospitals, stadiums, arenas, churches, and other facilities not currently licensed to provide healthcare services that, under the authority of local government, are designated as an Alternate Care Site to help absorb the patient load after all other healthcare resources are exhausted. Below are links to other healthcare lighting resources: