hospital bed

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of hospital bed

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

This will involve picking up potentially hundreds more children who are less sick, known as level 2 – those who need a high-dependency hospital bed – but with no more resources.

From BBC

A major factor is the crisis in social care provision, which sees older, more frail patients trapped in hospital beds for days or even weeks because a suitable care package cannot be found.

From BBC

"I've had better days," the exhausted looking singer told fans from his hospital bed.

From BBC

Greenland has more than three times as many hospital beds per capita as Louisiana, with 14 beds per 1,000 inhabitants, according to the World Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said that after her arrest, she was handcuffed to a hospital bed and watched and monitored by police both male and female police officers.

From BBC