Prisma Health invests in new ‘smart beds’ [Video]

TANIQUA. THANK YOU. PRISMA HEALTH HAS INVESTED $41 MILLION IN NEW HOSPITAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS. THEY CALL THEM SMART BEDS. PRISMA HEALTH OFFICIALS TELL US SOME OF THE NEW FEATURES OF THE SMART BEDS INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY THAT LETS JUST ONE CAREGIVER BE ABLE TO REPOSITION A PATIENT SAFELY IN LESS THAN 10S, A BUILT IN USB PORT FOR THE PATIENT’S PERSONAL DEVICES, AND LIGHTS THAT LET NURSES KNOW THE STATUS OF THE HOSPITAL BED FROM THE HALL. OFFICIALS SAY THAT MEANS PATIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GET MORE REST. I THINK IF YOU PULL PATIENTS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SAY IS WHEN THEY COME TO A HOSPITAL, THEY DON’T GET TO SLEEP. UM, HAVING THIS UNIQUE FEATURE IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALLOWS OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO LITERALLY SEE A PATIENT FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN AND NOT HAVE TO GO IN AND, YOU KNOW, ADJUST THE …