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What
are the costs of hospital beds? Are low-cost beds really good value for money?
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If investment decisions for new hospital beds are taken with a view of
the budget only, the German manufacturer Völker argues, this will often
have a very negative, that is a cost-intensive effect, in the course of
the whole service life of the beds. An essential aspect that had to be
considered with every new purchase were thus add-on and operating costs.
This is a truism that everybody has already experienced himself. Not every
product that seemed to be a bargain after carrying out a basic price comparison
would in fact be able to make good in the long run what it previously
promised.The same holds true for an investment into hospital beds. So having carried out the usual functionality and safety check in a comparison of fairly equivalent quotations, a number of questions have to be checked, by means of which operating and add-on costs during the bed's service life can be definitely evaluated. Because these costs, depending on the relevant manufacturer and model, turn out to be very different and might quickly exceed the cost price. Add-on costs with hospital beds are mainly the result of their designs and features. This is because the possibilities provided by a bed through its electrical or manual adjustment have an essential impact on the timewise maintenance effort. The design, in turn, is an important factor for maintenance, object care and, more or less, for the need for repair. Manufacturers of hospitals beds like Völker, for example, make an essential contribution to save on costs. So Völker hospital beds are modularly conceived. The three basic versions S 960-2, S 960-2W and S 960-1 can be utilized in configurations appropriate to their location and purpose. For example, the total functionality of the S 960-1 makes it suitable for use in all departments, including intensive care. In this way, it can partly reduce the need for special-purpose beds. In contrast to many other manufacturers, Völker uses a different design concept that ensures less maintenance and fewer repairs - keeping the need for reserve beds to an absolute minimum. . Völker hospital beds offer even greater savings with decentralized supply. As "hygienically smart" beds , they are particularly well suited for decentralized conditioning: full functionality, even when disconnected from the main power supply, easy access to all parts, faster spray disinfection. But Völker hospital beds excel by yet two more factors that make a significant difference in a price/benefit assessment. On the one hand, this is the "built-in" pressure sore prevention. The lying surface used immediately as standard with the new pressure reduction, the Völker MiS® Micro-stimulation system, makes an efficient contribution to avoid pressure sores. First studies carried out show a cost reduction by more than 50% in comparison with the use of other systems. A second and significant factor is the interaction of the physical environment and the process of recovery - a fact that is often neglected, but which is now becoming more and more the focus of attention - especially within the framework of American studies. Hospitals taking part in the so-called Pebble Project of the Center of Health Design are meanwhile reporting, among other things, that the provision of cancer patients with painkillers fell by more than 50% only by moving them to nursing rooms that are newly furnished according to the Health Design idea. By means of the excellent design of Völker hospital beds, hospitals are now finally in a position to realize design as a strategic investment. Everybody who takes all these factors into consideration, when assessing a quotation, will quickly find out that the by far less add-on costs will often also justify a much higher cost price at the final count. In the end, 1,000 euros each show favourably on the daily rate with 27 euro-cents only, even if the service life of a hospital bed is calculated for ten years only. Press contact: ProSell! Werbeagentur GmbH Leisewitzstraße 39a 30175 Hannover Mrs Katja Linkert Phone: +49 511 / 28 35 7-32 Fax: +49 511 / 28 35 7-18 E-Mail: katja.linkert@prosell-hannover.de |
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