Canopy assembly

A lighting and ventilation apparatus for use over a bed in a health care facility, comprising:

• the a unitary molded plastic housing elongated in shape to overlie the bed, the housing having defined therein:
• a first task light opening;
• a air diffuser opening;
• a light box opening;
• and
• an air supply diffuser disposed in the diffuser opening.

A canopy assembly mounted on a ceiling of a room over a bed, comprising:

• a structural framework supported from the ceiling;
• a housing attached to and supported from the structural framework;
• an air diffuser mounted in the housing above a foot of the bed;
• a light box including a back-lighted translucent scenic panel mounted in the housing above the bed;
• and
• a plurality of task lights mounted in the housing on opposite sides of the light box.

A method of providing light and air conditioning to a space above a bed, comprising:

• attaching a molded housing to a structural framework, the housing including an air diffuser and a light;
• attaching the framework to a ceiling structure so that the framework and housing are supported from the ceiling and so that the molded housing abuts the ceiling;
• connecting an air conditioning supply duct from within the ceiling to the air diffuser;
• and
• connecting electrical wiring from within the ceiling to the light.