Carroll hospital group specializes in high low hospital beds and dementia furniture and other medical products, including overbed tables, wheelchairs, clinical recliners, walkers, crutches, and respiratory products which provide FDA fall prevention and help reduce patient falls. Our high low hospital beds help reduce patient falls and adhere to the FDA fall prevention guidelines.
Carroll hospital group specializes in high low hospital beds and dementia furniture and other medical products, including overbed tables, wheelchairs, clinical recliners, walkers, crutches, and respiratory products which provide FDA fall prevention and help reduce patient falls. Our high low hospital beds help reduce patient falls and adhere to the FDA fall prevention guidelines.  
 
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Carroll Hospital Group specializes in low hospital beds that are designed to prevent patient falls and related injuries within acute care environments.The company also provides a variety of mattresses, furniture, and accessories to complement the bed offering.
 
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Carroll Hospital Group specializes in low hospital beds that are designed to prevent patient falls and related injuries within acute care environments.The company also provides a variety of mattresses, furniture, and accessories to complement the bed offering.
 
Medicare's "Big 8"
Medicare has decided to disallow incremental payments associated with eight secondary conditions that it sees as preventable complications of medical care. These conditions, if not present at the time of admission, will no longer be taken into account in calculating payments to hospitals after October 1, 2008. 'Falls From Bed' is listed as one of the "Big 8" no-pay conditions, which costs $24,962/case. To read the full New England Journal article click here: New England Journal of Medicine 

Medicare Says It Won’t Cover Hospital Errors
In a significant policy change, Bush administration officials say that Medicare will no longer pay the extra costs of treating preventable errors, injuries and infections that occur in hospitals. To read the full New York Times article click here: New York Times 

Carroll Hospital Group 2008 Tradeshow Schedule
We look forward to seeing you at our upcomming healthcare trade shows. For our full schedule click the following link:
2008 Tradeshow Schedule 

Inpatient Falls: Lessons from the Field. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, May/June 2006.
Preventing patient falls and related injuries in acute care settings has been an elusive goal for many hospitals. Falls are a high-risk and high-cost problem (human and fiscal) for all healthcare facilities. An estimated 30% of hospital-based falls result in serious injury (Stevens, 2004). Several factors have contributed to the complexity of sustaining true fall reduction and the avoidance of harm and injuries. An aging population, rising patient acuity, nurse shortages, and an inefficient work environment for caregivers can make any process improvement a challenge. For more information click on the link to view the full article. Inpatient Falls Lessons From the Field 

FDA Issues Bedrail Entrapment Guidelines, March 10, 2006
Carroll Hospital Group, a leading manufacturer of hospital beds, meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) final guidance on hospital bed entrapment entitled, "Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment". This guidance was posted on the FDA website on March 10, 2006. A copy of he FDA "Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment” is available for download at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/beds/.

The FDA guidance is designed to reduce the occurrence of hospital bed entrapments. It identifies special issues associated with hospital bed systems and provides design recommendations for manufacturers of new hospital beds and suggestions for health care facilities on ways to assess existing beds. The guidance was prepared using input from both government and private sector groups. Carroll Hospital Group has been as active participating member of the FDA’s Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup (HBSW) since its inception in 1999.

All Carroll Hospital Group beds manufactured today meet the FDA guidelines. The company does stress that healthcare providers should be aware that the entire bed system must adhere to the FDA guidance. This means that mattress size, mattress wear, damaged rails, replacement rails, or modifications to the original bed can affect whether the bed is in compliance. All facilities unsure about the compliance of their beds, should contact the manufacturer directly. In addition, instructions for ordering an HBSW Entrapment Testing Kit can be found at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/beds/.

Retrofit solutions are available for older Carroll Hospital Group beds. For more information on how to upgrade your older Carroll Hospital Group beds please call 866-516-5446, or email info@carrollhospitalgroup.com.

Carroll Hospital Group is headquartered in London, Ontario Canada and specializes in manufacturing low hospital beds for the acute care market. Questions regarding this article should be forwarded to:

Victoria Wastell,
Marketing Manager
Carroll Hospital Group Inc.
vwastell@carrollhospitalgroup.com 

JCAHO Announces 2008 Patient Safety Goals
According to the Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals for 2008, hospitals are required to "Implement a Fall Reduction Program" and evaluate its effectiveness.
Several of the country's leading authorities on patient safety, including the VA, HBSW, and JCAHO itself have all cited 'low beds' as a top strategy in the reduction of patient fall injuries.
To learn more, download our new brochure "Patient Falls and JCAHO". 

Health Canada Issues Warning for Electric Bed Foot Switches
In response to reported incidents of injuries and deaths, Health Canada has issued a notice to hospitals regarding beds that can be raised or lowered through the use of a foot pedal. The incidents have occurred primarily when disoriented patients fall to the floor and accidentally activate the foot pedal, causing the bed to lower and crush the patient. The full Health Canada notice, posted to their website on January 12, 2005, can be viewed at www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpfb-dgpsa/tpd-dpt/bed_electric_foot_switch_nth_e.html

Carroll Hospital Group does not manufacture beds with electric foot switches that can be raised or lowered by foot pedal. 

 

Carroll hospital group specializes in low hospital beds which are designed to prevent falls and related injuries within acute care environments. We also provide a variety of mattresses and accessories and mattress to complement our beds, as well as a variety of patient room furniture and overbed.

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