In today’s high-tech medical world, electric and smart hospital beds often take the spotlight. Yet, many healthcare facilities around the world continue to rely on manual and mesh hospital beds for ...

Heightened demand will continue to underscore the importance of bed capacity for health systems nationwide. There are about 917,000 staffed beds across U.S. hospitals. While more care and procedures ...

Home healthcare is evolving significantly because of tele?he?alth adva?nced medical equipment and empowering patients in managing their own care. One noticeable improvement is the adoption of ...

Medicare covers hospital beds for home use when deemed medically necessary by a doctor. Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans provide similar coverage but may cover hospital beds in additional situations.

Waiting in the ER after being admitted to the hospital— also called "boarding"—is an escalating problem. Patients often board in ER hallways for hours, which also increases the chance medical errors ...

There is a shortage of beds in hospitals across the United States. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with doctor Arjun Venkatesh of Yale School about it. Too many patients, not enough beds. Research ...