Care New England to Replace 421 Beds at Women & Infants & Kent Hospitals
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Care New England to Replace 421 Beds at Women & Infants & Kent Hospitals
The beds will be replaced with state-of-the-art Hillrom beds and surfaces. The announcement was made as the company is running major deficits. Care New England lost more than $5 million in the first quarter of this fiscal year.
“A good hospital bed, with state-of-the-art technology, can have a positive effect on the healing and recovery process, and that’s what we want for our patients, at our CNE hospitals. Our organization decided to use Hillrom beds, because of the company’s reputation of offering a product that provides the highest quality of care and comfort for health care and home settings,” said James Fanale, MD, president, and CEO, Care New England.
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Replacing the Beds
According to Care New England, starting in late February, Women & Infants Hospital will receive 171 beds. Of those, 148 will be Centrella Smart+ Beds, which will help advance patient safety and comfort with fall prevention and pressure injury reduction.
The Affinity 4 Birthing Bed will replace 21 birthing beds to deliver safety, comfort, and convenience for the mother, baby, and caregivers throughout the labor and delivery experience. Two Compella Bariatric Beds will enable safe, efficient and dignified transport of patients.
Kent Hospital will be installing 250 new patient beds.
Of those, the hospital will receive 225 Centrella Smart+ Beds, 15 Progressa Bed Systems for the Intensive Care Unit, 6 Compella Bariatric Beds and 4 Affinity 4 Birthing Beds.
At both hospitals, the Centrella beds will be connected to the nurse call system for quick response to patient needs, and include the Centrella pro Surface to provide pressure redistribution for optimal patient support and comfort.