hospital bed

American  

noun

hospital beds plural

1. a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hospital beds
  plural

Etymology

Origin of hospital bed

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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hospital bed

Standing beside her hospital bed, his mind drifts to Paris and to Penelope, the aspiring musician he married after falling hopelessly in love.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

He had spent two years in a standard hospital bed, provided by the NHS, which he described as "hideously uncomfortable" and like "torture".

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

"It was awful – so many people died, so many family members went missing," Maria Vargas recalled to the AFP news agency from her hospital bed.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

Once, when a daredevil subordinate had landed in the hospital because of a bicycle racing accident, Raymond called him at his hospital bed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

As I bought her a hospital bed, an oxygen machine, and paid for the nurse who helped her at the very end.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King