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

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

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

Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care rooftop ward at King's College Hospital in south London.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Suggesting emergence rather than collapse, a winged metal woman rises from a hospital bed, bathed in multicolored light projected across the walls, while translucent metallic fragments dangle overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

She sat down on the hospital bed, still holding Mira’s hand.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix