Operating Room Scrub Sink for Hospital Surgical Suites

Sized for the Operating Theater, Not the Ward Corridor

Hospital procurement teams sourcing scrub sinks quickly discover that a single “scrub sink” category covers products meant for very different rooms — a small clinic handwash point, a departmental corridor station, and a full operating theater installation all get grouped under the same search term. The PWT158-20065180 is built specifically for the last category: at 2000mm wide, 650mm deep, and 1800mm tall, it is engineered to serve the pre-operative scrub sequence for an entire surgical team ahead of a procedure, not a single practitioner washing hands between patient visits. This scale distinction should be the first filter a buyer applies before comparing scrub sink quotes, since a departmental corridor sink and a theater sink differ in basin count, splashback height, and mounting load — not just in price.

Basin Layout for Sequential Multi-User Scrubbing

The extended 2000mm basin run allows two to three surgical staff to scrub in the same station without crowding, following the timed brush-and-antiseptic protocol standard in most operating theaters. The 1800mm overall height includes a tall integrated splashback that contains water and antiseptic runoff during vigorous forearm scrubbing, a detail that shorter departmental sinks often omit because they are designed for lighter single-user handwashing rather than full surgical scrub protocol.

Bacteriostatic Stainless Steel Construction

The basin body is fabricated from bacteriostatic-grade 304 stainless steel, with 316 stainless steel available for facilities using aggressive chlorine-based disinfectants or located in high-humidity, high-salinity regions such as coastal Gulf hospitals or ASEAN tropical climates. The seamless, one-piece construction with fully welded, radiused internal corners eliminates the crevices where organic residue and bacteria commonly accumulate in multi-piece or riveted sink bodies, supporting the infection-control standards operating theaters are held to during accreditation review.

Surface Finish and Cleaning Protocol Compatibility

The bowl interior carries a polished finish for maximum smoothness and residue resistance, while the outer frame uses a brushed satin finish that resists visible scratching from daily cart and equipment contact in a busy theater corridor. Both finishes tolerate repeated exposure to hospital-grade disinfectants without pitting when maintained per standard non-abrasive cleaning protocols.

Hands-Free Operation and Accessory Integration

While the core unit ships as the sink body, deck, and splashback, the design accommodates knee-operated valves, foot-pedal controls, and sensor-activated faucets as optional accessories, allowing infection control teams to specify a fully hands-free scrub station consistent with theater sterility protocols. Optional accessories including a cistern, mirror, integrated strainer, and trap can be added to the order, letting hospital contractors configure the sink as a complete package or source select components locally depending on the project’s procurement structure.

Timer and Antiseptic Dispenser Placement

Deck space along the 2000mm run supports mounting positions for digital scrub timers and wall-mounted antiseptic dispensers, features frequently specified in accreditation checklists for surgical scrub compliance. Buyers should confirm exact mounting positions during the technical drawing review stage so electrical and plumbing rough-ins for these accessories are coordinated before wall finishing.

Structural and Installation Planning for Theater Renovation Projects

Wall-Mounted, Floor-Mounted, or Freestanding Configuration

The PWT158-20065180 is available as a wall-mounted installation for new-build theater construction, or as a floor-mounted or freestanding configuration for renovation projects where existing wall structure cannot support the load of a full 2000mm basin plus retained water. Contractors managing a phased hospital renovation, where theaters are brought offline and refitted one at a time, often prefer the freestanding configuration to avoid depending on uncertain legacy wall conditions.

Coordinating Plumbing Rough-Ins Across Multi-Theater Projects

For hospital projects installing this model across several operating theaters simultaneously, coordinating consistent drain height, water supply position, and splashback alignment across rooms simplifies both the MEP drawing set and future maintenance. Technical drawings and rough-in coordinates are provided in PDF format for inclusion in construction document packages.

Who Specifies This Model

Hospital construction contractors and MEP fit-out teams working on new surgical wings, medical equipment distributors supplying tenders in the Middle East, ASEAN, and Latin America, and hospital procurement departments replacing aging porcelain or fiberglass scrub stations during a theater modernization program are the primary buyers of this configuration. Because the unit is positioned for full theater installations rather than clinic-scale handwashing, it is typically specified alongside multiple units of the same model within a single tender rather than as a standalone one-off purchase.