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Since the dawn of time, humans have come to count on one thing: light. So, lighting and lamp failures can be more than just minor annoyances. These failures can impact productivity, morale, and – most critically – safety. And nowhere is human safety more important than at a hospital. The following highlights a recent case study showing how we helped identify and address lighting issue for a customer in Rochester, NY.

A dark situation

Part of a local healthcare system, the hospital campus was founded in 1857 and is one of the area’s most established hospitals. In November of 2017, Horizon Solutions updated the campus with new fixtures and retrofits, utilizing new LED linear lamps and new florescent ballasts. Plastic tubes were favored to mitigate the risk of shattered glass in a hospital environment. This project involved over 1,700 lamps.

In August 2018, this healthcare customer began experiencing lighting issues at three facilities. They contacted us to discuss the problem.

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As we had gained familiarity with the campus through the lighting project the previous year, we decided to start by focusing on that facility. The hospital staff reported two lamps that were emitting heat and occasionally smoking. Upon inspection, we realized the lamps had failed to the extent that the plastic tubes were melting. These issues were particularly concerning because our team knew the lamps to be high-quality and within warranty.

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In August 2018, this healthcare customer began experiencing lighting issues at three facilities. They contacted us to discuss the problem.

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