Texas Granite
No-wax solid vinyl tile with a 30-year life expectancy and over 40% less annual upkeep than waxed VCT
Healthcare
Hospital and healthcare flooring
A hospital floor is in use 24 hours a day. It takes stretchers and medication carts, disinfection cycles and constant foot traffic. Yorkshore specifies resilient flooring for healthcare across Florida and New England, selected for infection control, rolling loads and low maintenance that keeps corridors open.
Curated selection
Recommended products
Products our team commonly specifies for these environments. Confirm suitability for your project with a specialist.
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Mirra
30 mil wood- and stone-look luxury vinyl plank and tile for heavy commercial traffic
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Sonata
20 mil wood- and stone-look luxury vinyl plank and tile for medium-to-heavy commercial traffic
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Sonata Elements
Large-format 18 x 36 in luxury vinyl tile designed to coordinate with gradient carpet tile
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ABPure
Red List Free rubber tile and sheet with Nfuse, tested to ASTM F1515 for color durability
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Electrotile
Static dissipative and conductive solid vinyl tile for rooms where the floor is part of the grounding plan
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Silver Knight
Heterogeneous sheet vinyl with a self-disinfecting wear layer for healthcare and commercial interiors
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Fortis
Premium homogeneous sheet vinyl with Group T wear resistance for education, healthcare and commercial spaces
Applications
Spaces we specify for
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Hospital entrance areas
Entrance areas carry the heaviest, most constant traffic in a hospital and set the first impression for patients and families. The floor has to combine durability and low maintenance with the design intent from the front door inward.
- Constant heavy foot traffic
- Low-maintenance cleaning
- Durability at the threshold
- Design flexibility, such as LVT
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Patient rooms
Patient rooms are often designed to feel closer to home, with wood and stone visuals drawn from evidence-based design. The floor also has to stand up to static loads from beds and furniture.
- Static loads from beds and furniture
- Wood and stone visuals
- Cleaning and disinfection routine
- Welded seams and coved bases where required
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Hospital corridors
Corridors are in use 24 hours a day, with stretchers, medication carts and wheelchairs working narrow hallways. Scratch and scuff resistance matters, and inlaid patterns can build wayfinding into the floor.
- Rolling loads from stretchers and carts
- Scratch and scuff resistance
- No-wax maintenance
- Wayfinding patterns and inlays
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Operating rooms
Operating rooms set the strictest requirements for infection control and indoor air quality. Yorkshore specifies no-wax materials with manufacturer antimicrobial treatment, heat-welded seams and flash-coved bases for these rooms.
- Heat-welded seams
- Flash-coved bases
- No-wax surface
- Manufacturer antimicrobial treatment
- Static control where equipment requires it
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Hospital cafeterias
Cafeterias need floors that resist stains, clean easily and offer slip resistance while keeping the room calm. LVT and rubber add color and natural texture without a heavy maintenance load.
- Stain resistance
- Ease of cleaning
- Slip resistance
- Patterned or textured surfaces that hide scuffs
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Nurse stations
Nurse stations are occupied around the clock. Low-VOC LVT and sheet vinyl have replaced linoleum and VCT in many of these areas.
- Continuous occupancy
- Low-VOC LVT or sheet vinyl
- Natural visuals and patterns
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Rehabilitation facilities
In rehabilitation spaces the floor is part of therapy, so it needs to be slip resistant, scuff resistant and easy to keep clean. Cross-placed planks can double as distance markers for exercises.
- Slip resistance
- Scuff resistance
- Ease of cleaning
- Plank layouts usable as distance markers
Selection factors
What to consider
- Low maintenance: no-wax surfaces that clean with neutral routines
- Infection control: heat-welded seams, flash-coved bases and non-porous surfaces
- Rolling loads: tested ratings such as ASTM F970 static load and ASTM F1914 indentation
- Slip resistance for patients on foot
- Low-VOC materials with FloorScore documentation
- Phasing ward by ward around clinical schedules
Related performance requirements
Technical resources
Specifications and documents
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Texas Granite — Technical specifications
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Texas Granite — Maintenance instructions
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Mirra — Technical specifications
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Sonata & Sonata Elements — Technical specifications
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ABPure — Technical specifications
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Electrotile — Technical specifications
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Silver Knight Acoustic 7 — Technical data sheet
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Luxury vinyl tile — LEED v4 compliance (Mirra, Sonata, Sonata Elements)
Guides
Guides for this application
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Rubber vs. sheet vinyl for healthcare: which is better?
Sheet vinyl where infection control needs a seamless, welded floor; homogeneous rubber where comfort, slip resistance and through-color durability come first...
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What is the best flooring for hospital patient rooms and corridors?
Homogeneous solid vinyl or sheet vinyl for corridors; heat-welded sheet vinyl or 20–30 mil LVT for patient rooms. How to compare rolling-load ratings, seams,...
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