BATESVILLE, Ind., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill-Rom, a leading global provider of patient care environment and process solutions, announced today that it has signed a new license agreement with Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. to develop and manufacture a therapeutic support surface for Hill-Rom's new VersaCare(TM) Bed System.
"We want our customers to have access to a variety of support surface options that they can use on their VersaCare(TM) beds and TotalCare(R) bed systems," said Ernest Waaser, president and CEO of Hill-Rom. "Agreements with companies like Span-America, will help us provide a greater choice of surfaces that will best meet the therapeutic needs of patients, and at the same time, enable both the patient and the caregiver to also benefit from the variety of features we've built into our Hill-Rom(R) bed systems to help create safer care environments."
The VersaCare(TM) bed system, announced March 25, 2004, is a full-featured hospital bed designed to help deliver effective wound therapy, and improved patient and caregiver safety in acute care environments. It is equipped with features to meet a variety of patient and caregiver needs, such as low bed height and LowChair(TM) positioning for easier and safer exit and entry, FlexAfoot(TM) mechanism to help keep patients in position within the bed, Turn Assist options, IntelliDrive(R) power-assist transport system, and an Active Integrated Response(TM) treatment mattress.
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Hill-Rom helps healthcare professionals safely deliver effective and efficient care to their patients in acute care, long-term care and home care environments. The company's extensive product and service offering includes: patient care beds, stretchers, therapeutic surfaces and devices, workflow solutions, nurse communication systems, headwalls and facility assessments.
In addition, the company provides comprehensive asset management programs and on-demand medical equipment rental utilizing its 200 service centers located strategically throughout the United States. The company also offers expert, clinical and equipment services and programs that can help improve asset productivity, operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Hill-Rom's global headquarters is based in Batesville, Ind., and employs approximately 6,500 people worldwide. It is an operating company of Hillenbrand Industries .
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