Horton Launches Sliding Door for Behavioral Health Care

Horton Automatics is proud to introduce the BH Slider, the industry’s first sliding door system purpose-built for behavioral health (BH) facilities. This breakthrough solution meets stringent safety, access control and anti-barricade requirements while providing the durability and aesthetic adaptability demanded by today’s healthcare designers.

This innovative product is designed to meet the growing demand for safer, more efficient access solutions in behavioral health environments, addressing five facility needs: 1) prevent patient self-harm, 2) prevent staff harm, 3) prevent patients from barricading in the suite, 4) prevent weaponization of door components and 5) prevent entanglement of IV lines in door features.

“The BH Slider fills a major void in the behavioral health market,” said J Elias Campos, Vice President of Marketing. “It’s the first all-in-one system that integrates anti-ligature design, emergency egress functionality and access control – without relying on patchwork solutions from multiple vendors.”

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Designed for Safety, Built for Trust

Developed in collaboration with healthcare architects and facility staff, the BH Slider is engineered to minimize ligature risks, prevent barricading and enable rapid staff access. It supports both manual and low-energy automatic operation and can be integrated with building management and patient monitoring systems.

Key Features Include:

• Anti-ligature design with no pinch points or visible fasteners
• Emergency access via flush hardware and override capabilities
• Manual (self-closing)
• Sizes up to 9’ x 8’
• Full selection of commercial finishes for therapeutic aesthetics

Serving a Growing Need

Behavioral health construction is growing steadily, with over 100 new facilities opening annually in the U.S. The BH Slider positions Horton as a first mover in a space long dominated by swing-only door solutions.

Now available for specification via iSpecifyIt® and order through EQ, the BH Slider empowers facilities to meet rigorous safety standards while streamlining design and procurement.

For technical documentation, architectural files or sales support, visit the product page at hortondoors.com/sliding-door-systems/medical-products-manual/behavioral-health-sliding-doors/ or hortondoors.com or email [email protected].

About Horton Automatics and Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions
Horton Automatics® is the premium access brand of Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions, a division of Overhead Door Corporation. With three manufacturing locations, multiple service locations, and more than 200 value-adding distribution partners across North America, Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions addresses a broad range of specialty door and access applications under the brands Horton Automatics® , Won-Door® and Door Services Corporation. For more information about Horton’s brands and solutions, visit www.HortonAccess.com.

About Overhead Door Corporation
Overhead Door Corporation, based in Lewisville, Texas, is a leading provider of door and access solutions for residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial applications. Operating through three collaborative divisions with respective focus on vehicular, pedestrian, and electronic access solutions, Overhead Door Corporation serves more than 6,000 industry-leading professional distribution partners.

An industry pioneer that invented the first upward-acting door in 1921, the first electric garage door opener in 1926, and the first automatic sliding door in 1954, the company manufactures door and access solutions under some of the most trusted brands in North America including the Overhead Door™ brand, Wayne Dalton®, Genie®, Horton Automatics®, Won-Door® and TODCO®.

Overhead Door Corporation is a subsidiary of Sanwa Holdings Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. For additional information, visit www.ohdcorporation.com