Hospital Door Selector
Choose your hospital zone — OT, ICU, ward, corridor, isolation, radiology, lab, pharmacy, toilet or lobby — and we recommend the right healthcare door with the hygiene, clearance and code rationale (NABH, AERB, NBC), an indicative ₹ per door and two alternatives. Indicative India 2026; verify against your shielding calc and local bye-law.
Your hospital zone
Target clear width
≥1200 mm clear (1.5-leaf typical)
Scores are 0–10 from real healthcare-door behaviour. Cost is ₹ per door (leaf + frame + finish + basic fitting) — automation, sensors, lead shielding, access control and 18% GST are extra. Lead thickness must follow your room's AERB shielding calculation, not a rule of thumb. Indicative India 2026; confirm with a hospital-door specialist.
Recommended door for Patient ward / room
Wide flush antibacterial door (≥1200 mm) with vision panel
Indicative ₹0 per door · band ₹14,000–45,000
A patient room must pass a stretcher or bed, so the leaf is ≥1200 mm (commonly a 1.5-leaf), in a seamless antibacterial laminate with a vision panel and kick plate for hygiene and safety.
CodeNBC 2016 stretcher/bed clear width ≥1200 mm; NABH cleanable surfaces; RPwD lever handle.
How it scores (0–10)
Hygiene, clearance, durability & value for your recommended door. Indicative — verify locally.
Two alternatives
Alternative 1
Double-swing impact corridor door + bumper / kick plate
₹22,000–70,000
Twin self-closing leaves that swing both ways for trolleys, with impact bumpers, kick plates and vision panels — the workhorse for busy circulation corridors.
Alternative 2
FRP / HPL clean utility door (wipeable, self-closing)
₹10,000–30,000
A tough, wipe-clean FRP or HPL leaf with a self-closer — a dependable hygienic door for pharmacy, store and back-of-house openings.
Get the full healthcare door spec
DesignAI confirms the door for your zone and details the frame, hardware, antibacterial finish and infection-control sealing to NABH, AERB and NBC.
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