Hospital Bed Lift Implementation Case Study

Richmond Hospital Bed Lifts

May 2024 - Richmond Hospital

Bed lift implementation helps Richmond Hospital solve hospital bed storage problem with the help of Commander Warehouse Equipment

Richmond Hospital in Richmond, BC. faced significant challenges in bed management, impacting operational efficiency and patient care. To address these issues, Commander Warehouse Equipment Ltd, introduced and installed the Vidir Hospital Bedlift in their Equipment Depot Room.

The Problem:

• Hospitals need to maintain a supply of replacement beds. Replacement beds take up a large amount of floor space.
• Equipment depot and maintenance rooms do not have capacity to store multiple beds. Bed storage spills out into other areas of the hospital such as hallways / corridors.
• Beds stored in hallways can interference with flow and pose potential code issues.
• Lack of replacement beds can cause operational issues for the hospital and affect patient care.

The Solution:

• Install a Vidir Bedlift  – Bed management system supplied by Commander Warehouse Equipment Ltd.
• Increase storage capacity by storing vertically and free up equipment depot / maintenance room floor space.
• Reduce or eliminate spill over storage in hallways / corridors eliminating flow and code issues.
• Automated lift systems requires no physical effort for staff

RH Equipment Depot Room before Bedlift installation:

• Floor storage. Two beds stored in the area where the bed lifts are to be installed

RH Equipment Depot Room After Bedlift installation:

• Eight bed capacity. Four per bed lift. Depending on ceiling height the bedlifts can hold up to five beds per lift.

Implementation Requirements:

• A detailed onsite assessment with the appropriate hospital team members is required.
• Delivery and unloading into the installation area needs to be planned out. The bedlift equipment comes in large packaging and piece sizes. Maneuvering through the hospital can be challenging. In this case delivering via Hyab close to the installation area after hours was a better solution then the longer more challenging journey from the shipping receiving dock.
• Installation timing needs to be planned out and approved i.e delivery / receiving, installation and concrete drilling.
• Seismic anchoring requires 6” concrete anchors and may require the floor to be scanned. In this case the hospital was able to bring in a floor scanner and confirm there were no conflicts with the anchor locations.
• Electrical power for connection to the bedlifts needs to be in place at the required location prior to installation.
• Bedlift operation training is provided by the install team and needs to be scheduled with the applicable hospital team members in advance.

Conclusion:

• The successful implementation of the Commander Hospital Bed Lift at Richmond Hospital has resolved their immediate challenges for bed storage.
• Feedback from Richmond Hospital team has been extremely positive and they are very happy with the ease of use.
• Richmond hospital is currently building an addition which will result in more hospital beds being put into use and as a result replacements needed. They have requested two addition bedlifts once the construction is complete.
• We look forward to continuing our partnership with Richmond Hospital and providing material handling and storage solutions.

For detailed product information, visit the [Commander Hospital Bed Lift](https://www.commander.ca/hospital-bed-lift/) and the product details / video on [Vidir website](https://vidirsolutions.com/products/hospital-bedlift).