hospital bed

noun2

1. •
   A type of single bed with a frame in three sections in order to raise the head, middle or foot as required.

   • The family bought a hospital bed from a DME supplier so that their grandmother could continue living at home with her family.
2. •
   One inpatient bed, as a unit of measure of hospital capacity and utilization thereof.

   • The region is expected to add 800 hospital beds over the next 5 years.