Hospital Bed

noun. a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.A five-function home hospital bed has five adjustments. They are typically head (or back), foot, height, and reverse adjustments. Standard consumer beds are fixed platforms, parallel to the floor, and locked in at a certain height hospital, an institution that is built, staffed, and equipped for the diagnosis of disease; for the treatment, both medical and surgical, of the sick and the injured; and for their housing during this process. The modern hospital also often serves as a centre for investigation and for teaching.