Author: drthomas

Slide sheet is a low-friction patient transfer aid used to reposition or laterally move a person on a bed, trolley, stretcher, or procedure table with less “drag” than standard linen. In day-to-day hospital operations, this simple medical device sits at the intersection of patient safety (skin protection, line/tube security, fall prevention), staff safety (manual handling risk), and throughput (efficient transfers to imaging, theatre, and transport).

Gait belt is a simple, hands-on medical device used to assist a patient during mobility tasks such as standing, transfers, and walking. In day-to-day hospital operations it is often treated as essential hospital equipment because it supports safer patient handling, reduces improvised gripping of clothing or limbs, and helps clinicians coordinate movement in a controlled way. Although it is low-tech compared with many clinical devices, its impact on workflow, staff injury prevention, and patient safety can be meaningful when used correctly and consistently.

A Transfer board is a simple but high-impact piece of hospital equipment used to help move a patient from one surface to another with minimal lifting. In everyday practice, it is most commonly used for lateral (side-to-side) transfers—such as moving a patient from a bed to a stretcher, or from a stretcher to an imaging table—by creating a firm “bridge” and reducing friction during the slide.

Sit to stand lift is a patient-handling medical device designed to help a person move from sitting to standing (and sometimes from standing back to sitting) with mechanical assistance. In hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, and long-term care facilities, it is commonly used to support safer transfers while reducing strain and injury risk for staff.

Patient lift mobile Hoyer refers to a mobile, floor-based patient lift used to move a person safely between surfaces—most commonly bed to chair, chair to commode, or bed to stretcher—using a sling and a lifting boom. In many clinical settings, the term “Hoyer” is used generically to describe this style of lift, even though “Hoyer” may be associated with specific brands in some markets.

Patient lift ceiling is a ceiling-mounted patient handling system designed to lift, reposition, and transfer a person using an overhead track and a powered (or sometimes manual) lifting motor with a sling. In many hospitals and long-term care settings, it is core hospital equipment within “safe patient handling” programs—aiming to reduce manual lifting demands on staff while supporting safer, more dignified transfers for patients.

Privacy screen curtain is a common piece of hospital equipment used to create a temporary visual barrier around a patient’s bed, trolley, or examination area. It supports dignity, confidentiality, and smoother clinical workflows—especially in shared spaces like multi-bed wards, emergency departments, and outpatient procedure rooms.

Visitor chair is a common piece of hospital equipment used to provide safe, stable seating for family members, caregivers, and support persons in patient care areas. Although it is not a diagnostic clinical device, it influences patient experience, staff workflow, room safety, infection prevention routines, and the overall functionality of clinical spaces.

Recliner chair patient refers to an adjustable clinical chair designed to support a patient safely in seated, semi-reclined, or fully reclined positions during assessment, treatment, observation, and recovery. Depending on the model, it may be manually operated (lever/gas-spring mechanisms) or electrically powered (motorized actuators with handset controls). In many facilities, it sits at the intersection of *hospital furniture* and *medical equipment*: it may not “treat” disease directly, but it enables safer positioning, monitoring, comfort, and efficient care delivery.

An Overbed table is a height-adjustable table designed to roll under or alongside a hospital bed, recliner, or chair so that the tabletop can be positioned over a patient. It is simple hospital equipment, but it has an outsized impact on daily care: meals, medication organization, charting, patient belongings, therapy activities, and sometimes light clinical tasks all happen on or around this surface.