NMC ROYAL HOSPITAL

NMC Royal Hospital, in UAE, provides state-of-the-art, world-class healthcare experience to all patients and is committed to providing high-quality compassionate care. Upholding the quality of health care delivery is at the core of their commitment. In addition to ensuring protection from the threats of fire, the super-specialty hospital provides a calm recuperative environment for all its occupants through the use of glass.

The exit corridors of NMC Royal Hospital are compartmentalized from the waiting areas using CONTRAFLAM® fire-rated glass. CONTRAFLAM® offers complete thermal insulation (EI fire-rating) for a duration of 2 hours. The glass was installed as a part of a fixed partition system supplied by Forster. The system solutions, tested and certified as per the EN standards, helped Society Technology House, the architect, fulfill the passive fire-safety requirements for hospitals prescribed in the UAE Fire & Life Safety Code.

Fire rated glass partitions have been strategically integrated into the interior design to separate key functional zones while maintaining a sense of openness and visual connection. These partitions provide robust fire protection and optimize natural light flow within patient areas and corridors, supporting both safety and the hospital’s healing architectural aesthetic.

The use of fire-resistant glass in hospitals, in addition to ensuring safety, brings with it the benefits of daylight, transparency and comfort. They are proven to increase patients’ well-being as well as their speed of recovery. Good architecture in the health-care segment also increases the attractiveness of medical facilities and workspaces, enables staff to make good decisions and, therefore, improves the quality of care.