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Beds in the Hospital
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2. Beds in the Hospital "Bed" can be a generic term for
treatment, transportation, sleeping
stretcher / gurney (ED & transportation)
exam / procedure table (clinics)
operating table (OR)
hospital bed (ICU, med-surge units)
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3. Key Points
Beds in the Hospital:
hospital bed differentiation:
patient capacity in pounds
extra long / wide patients
movable surfaces:
hi-lo, (maximum & minimum height)
trendelenburg & reverse trend
fowler
gatch
transportation
castering
steer mode
fifth wheel
motorized
floor clearance for patient lifts
siderails / entrapment issues
controls; bed side / pendant / lockout
surface / mattress
foam
air bladders (on-board compressor)
therapeutic low airloss
air percussive
patient rotation
cost
event logging & communication w/ nurse call system, EMR, the world
event & fault logging / recording on-board
wired nurse-call system
wired network connection
wireless link
RTLS asset tracking (real-time locating system)
RFID
Wi-Fi
other
operating tables:
all the same elements plus...
battery backup
hydraulic systems
‘jacks’ to lift them off the casters
unlimited attachments

4. hospital bed differentiation
patient capacity in pounds
extra long / wide patients
movable surfaces:
hi-lo, (maximum & minimum height)
trendelenburg & reverse trend
fowler
gatch

5. Hi-Low (maximum & minimum height)

6. Dr. Friedrich Trendelenburg's position (1881) “trend”

7. Dr. George Ryerson Fowler's positions (1900) “fowler”

8. Dr. Willis Dew Gatch's “gatch bed” (1909)

9. hospital bed differentiation
transportation
castering
steer mode
fifth wheel
motorized
floor clearance for patient lifts
siderails / entrapment issues
controls; bed side / pendant / lockout
a caster
not a caster

10. hospital bed differentiation
surface / mattress
foam
air bladders (on-board compressor)
therapeutic low airloss
air percussive
patient rotation
cost

11. where are they used? ICU med-surg transportation behavioral health
low bed / fall risk
extended care facilities
home health
"Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers hospital beds as durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home."

12. event logging & communication with nurse call system, EMR, the world
event & fault logging / recording on-board
wired nurse-call system
wired network connection
wireless link
RTLS asset tracking
(real-time locating system)
RFID
Wi-Fi
other

13. maintenance on-site cleaning tools spare parts training storage
factory training

14. manufacturer support parts / parts ordering documentation
tech support by / phone
parts contract
service contract

15. tech details; motors power 24 VDC / 110 VAC motor type DC / AC
motor feedback; limit switch / encoder
Linak (linear actuator)

16. all the same elements plus...
operating tables:
all the same elements plus...
battery backup
hydraulic systems
‘jacks’ to lift them off the casters
unlimited attachments

17. side rails and unlimited attachments
the “clark socket”

18. Mizuho OSI / Jackson

19. manufacturers Beds Hill-Rom Stryker Joerns / Sunrise Medical SizeWise
many more!
Operating Tables
Mizuho OSI / Jackson
Stryker / Berchtold
Schaerer / Midmark
Steris