Hill-Rom Offers Industry-First “Design Your Own” Web Site That Helps Health Care Professionals Create Their Own Health Care Furniture

BATESVILLE, Ind., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hill-Rom, a leading global provider of solutions for the patient-care environment, now offers a first-of-its-kind “Design Your Own” Web site for busy health care professionals in search of premium furniture for their facilities.

The site, similar to the build-your-own-car Web sites of auto manufacturers, allows customers to match up fabrics and wood finishes to instantly visualize their new furniture. The site, http://www.hill-romdesign.com/ , features Hill-Rom’s premium Art of Care(TM) furniture collection, which is built from beautiful hand-selected hardwoods.

The collection includes visitor chairs, high back chairs, multiple seating, large-capacity chairs, large-capacity seating, three-position recliners, bedside cabinets and tables.

Customer options include four unique styles, six standard wood finishes, six wood grain laminates, five powder coat colors and more than 500 upholstery options. Thousands of design options are possible!

Health care providers who design their own furniture get a first-hand look, in a matter of seconds, at the thousands of possible combinations and the chance to visualize how the furniture will look in their facilities. They can work together with interior designers to ensure aesthetics and function go hand-in-hand. Furniture not specifically designed for healthcare environments can be replaced with tougher, more comfortable and functional furniture that features pleasing design and beauty.

Hill-Rom’s Art of Care(TM) collection features a wide variety of styles to meet the diverse needs of today’s healthcare facilities, from the patient room to the lobbies, waiting rooms, lounges and other public areas of the hospital.

The enhanced furniture line, along with the recent expansion and enhancement of Hill-Rom’s headwall offering, fits in with the company’s increased efforts to help medical facilities improve the aesthetics of their patient environments. Hill-Rom has a complete Design Services team that offers Room Design Workshops, Room of the Future Workshops and RoomBuilder(R) Design Program, all valuable tools for hospitals searching for help in designing functional rooms with a comfortable look and feel.

About Hill-Rom

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 nearly 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 .

Media Contact: Brian Gregg Public Relations Manager (812) 934-8692 Brian.Gregg@Hill-Rom.com

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CONTACT: Brian Gregg, Public Relations Manager of Hill-Rom,+1-812-934-8692, Brian.Gregg@Hill-Rom.com