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A medical services unit for use in health care facilities where high security is required, such as in prison and psychiatric hospitals. The unit comprises a floor-to-ceiling column with an internal medical services section to provide a plurality of medical services. The medical services section is p

A medical services unit for use in health care facilities where high security is required, such as in prison and psychiatric hospitals. The unit comprises a floor-to-ceiling column with an internal medical services section to provide a plurality of medical services. The medical services section is protected by a rotating steel door that prevents access to the enclosed services. The medical services section also includes a sub-door made of a transparent, shatterproof polymer, such as polycarbonate. Thus, the clear cover panel permits visual access to the gauges and controls for the services, but prevents unauthorized physical access to them. The column is entirely enclosed in a protective casing made out of rolled steel. Doors are provided in the casing for providing access b authorized personnel only to the internal medical services section.

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What is claimed is: 1. A modular medical services unit comprising:an elongate cylindrical housing defined by a sidewall having an access opening therein, the access opening extending only partially around the circumference of the sidewall;a medical services outlet panel supported in the housing and

What is claimed is: 1. A modular medical services unit comprising:an elongate cylindrical housing defined by a sidewall having an access opening therein, the access opening extending only partially around the circumference of the sidewall;a medical services outlet panel supported in the housing and positioned to be accessible through the access opening, the outlet panel comprising a plurality of medical service outlets;a first solid door formed of non-transparent material, the first door comprising an arced panel defining a window sized to provide physical access to the medical service outlets, wherein the first door is rotatably mounted for movement along an arced path within the cylindrical housing between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position the window is aligned with the access opening, and wherein in the closed position the door forms a solid face with the cylindrical housing across the access opening completely blocking visual and physical access to the medical service outlets;a second door formed of transparent material, the second door comprising an arced panel sized to be at least coextensive with the window in the first door, wherein the second door is rotatably mounted for movement along an arced path within the cylindrical housing between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position the second door is inside the cylindrical housing leaving open the window in the first door when the window is aligned with the access opening to allow physical access to the medical service outlets in the outlet panel, and wherein in the closed position the second door spans the window in the first door when the window is aligned with the access opening providing visual access to the medical service outlets in the outlet panel but blocking physical access thereto; andwherein the arced paths of the first and second doors are substantially co-radial with the sidewall of the cylindrical housing, and wherein the first and second doors are lockable electronically in the open and closed positions.