Hospital Beds During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Closer Look at the Challenges, Innovations and Lessons Learned
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe in 2020 and 2021, it placed extraordinary pressure on every aspect of healthcare systems. Ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), and testing supplies quickly became headline issues—but one key resource also took center stage: hospital beds. Far from being simple furnishings, these beds proved essential to patient care, […]