Shaw Contract Launches Vitality for High-Impact Hospital Areas

The latest innovation in healthcare from Shaw Contract is Vitality, a homogeneous sheet product that is ideal for areas of higher level of acute care, namely operating rooms. Vitality’s through-body construction is ideal for these high-impact areas where nicks and cuts are common and infection control protocols are at their highest. In these environments, cleanliness is top of mind; Vitality’s non-porous construction resists moisture, which is the primary contributor to mold and mildew growth. The collection can also stand up to heavy static and heavy rolling loads per ASTM test methods and is warranted against underbed failures.

Vitality’s most recent update includes an expansion of colorways as the collection now offers 72 different options. “We made sure we developed colors that best represent healthcare with a focus on tones that are calming, biophilic, and can lend brightness to areas such as pediatric spaces,” explained Allison Wolff, Shaw Contract’s director of senior living and healthcare. “The tones also reflect the needs of high-intensity environments that are subject to a lot of stain agents. There is an expectation of cleanliness in healthcare; the quality of care is impacted if there is a perception of an area being dirty.”