How Many Types Of Hospital Beds Are There?

All contemporary hospital beds are versatile, and patients can adapt them to their changing needs. What separates the different types of hospital beds is what powers their functions. There are three types of hospital beds: manual, semi-electric, and fully-electric. 

• Manual: These beds use hand cranks to adjust the bed’s height and raise and lower the head and the foot. The patient or caregiver must be physically capable of operating the crank, diminishing this kind of bed’s usability and, as such, the patient’s independence and comfort.
• Semi-electric: An electric motor raises and lowers the head and foot parts of the bed. Adjusting the bed’s height is done physically with a hand crank by the patient or caregiver.

Fully-Electric: The patient can control the height and position of the bed with a pendant or remote. It does not require a hand crank, making it easier to get in and out of bed or raise the bed to a comfortable height so that the caregiver can tend to the patient or change their sheets. Some models can also move into more positions, such as the Trendelenburg (tilt) position.

All the hospital beds in the SonderCare line are fully electric, meaning they have functions that increase the ease-of-use and comfort for all people. Patients and clients who don’t have the physicality or strength to operate a manual crank can move their bed independently with a SonderCare full-electric bed.