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Hospital Bed
 Category of Service: Purchase or Rental
Hospital beds are used in hospitals, in assisted living facilities, in custodial care facilities, hospitals and homes. There are three distinct types of hospital beds; manual, semi-electric and full-electric. Some major manufacturers of hospital beds include Sunrise Medical, Invacare and Drive Medical.
Hospital Bed Types
- Manual Beds (Fixed Height)
- Manual beds enable the patient or caregiver to raise and lower the head and the "knee area" of the bed through the use of a manual, hand crank.
- Manual Beds (Variable Height)
- Includes the features of a fixed height manual bed, and also includes a manual crank to raise and lower the height of the bed.
- Semi-Electric Beds
- This is the most common bed used in the home care setting. The head of the bed as well as the knees are raised and lowered with an electric hand-held control. The height of the bed is raised and lowered with the use of a manual hand crank.
- Full-Electric Beds
- This bed enables you to not only raise your head and knees with an electric hand-held control, but the height of the bed also.
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