[dudleydt]

Hello,
I'm a biomedical engineering director, who joined ultimate nurse to get good feedback from the staff doing the work.
Our hospital is preparing to purchase a number of new hospital beds. Between Hill-Rom and Stryker, what kind of feedback can you provide me as far as your likes and dislikes.

Anything is fair game.........thanks for the information.

Dan

[AmandaWIRN]

Welcome! I work in ER, so I don't use traditional hospital beds a lot, just stretchers, but I prefer the newer hill-rom ones, with the "auto-drive" feature.

[Dandle]

Welcome to our forum and thanks for asking the nurses their opinions.

I've worked in ICU's for 10 years and the Hill-Rom Total Sport Bed with the Rotation/Percussion/Vibration Module is my personal favorite. We use a lesser powered version for the floors and use the bariatric version for our heavier patients (>300 pounds.

Hope this helps.

[katyv]

I live near where they make Hill-Roms. They are really the only game in town here.

[mikestewart22]

Originally Posted by AmandaWIRN

Welcome! I work in ER, so I don't use traditional hospital beds a lot, just stretchers, but I prefer the newer hill-rom ones, with the "auto-drive" feature.

Hi, I also work in ER in the Twin Cities, we're evaluating new stretchers and like the stryker moterized carts...what is the "auto drive" feature mean on the hillrom carts? Are they moterized too? Thanks!!!

[AmandaWIRN]

My mistake, I thought the stretchers were Hill-Rom, but they are Stryker, and they have what's called "Zoom Drive." You can read more about it here:
http://www.stryker.com/stellent/grou...est/006425.pdf

[cassioo]

I work L&D more solid pieces are good so when the bed is broken down there are less places for stuff to get in the cracks and the bottom needs to be light weight I like the stow and go feature.
Most hospital beds need the controls further down where people's hands are not up by the shoulders so you have to reach up in a strange position to use your controls.