MedEquip Health offers a variety of products to meet the needs of every customer type. We offer products that are geared towards those who desire luxury products like the beautiful Signature Series from Assured Comfort with its beautiful wood frame and seemingly endless configuration options, and the beautiful Orin Bed from Star Sleep with its premium upholstered head and foot boards and premium massage and heat built directly into the premium mattress.
However for most customers the features most important to them are rooted in a desire to have the highest quality product that just works every time all the time. I spent 9 years of my career working for Span America, these are the products that I use for my own family and the ones I recommend to for the majority of my customers who seek peace of mind that they are buying the best quality in the industry for their loved one.
Skin breakdown is incredibly common in older individuals who spend much of their time in bed. Pressure sores and can be tricky to prevent and address for even the most capable healthcare professionals. Group two mattresses (aka wound treatment mattresses) can be confusing and stressful to use and understand. When I speak to customers, I never push customers to a specific mattress, but instead ask questions to understand exactly what complications they are trying to treat or prevent. Group two mattresses fall into a few different categories: Reactive therapy, alternating pressure, lateral rotation, and microclimate management (AKA low air loss). Making the appropriate selection is heavily dependent on the unique situation of each person. For 90% of individuals the best option is the Span Care Convertible from Span America. This mattress has the ability to be used in both powered and non-powered modalities. The advantage here is the peace of mind that you can operate your mattress even in the case of a power outage without the stress of having to have a generator in your home. With most products, a power failure could result in the mattress going flat and cause your loved one to be laying directly on the bed frame deck. Even if this were to occur for only a brief period of time, the resulting damage to their skin could result in painful sores that can sometimes take weeks, months, or even years to completely heal. Operation of this product is incredibly easy and it comes with an exceptional warranty. It is capable of healing even stage 4 wounds and still providing an incredibly comfortable sleep experience.
Another factor that truly allows Span America Mattresses to stand apart, is the ability to be used with a fitted sheet. Many air mattresses are recommended to be used without a fitted sheet as the compression of the fitted sheet can interfere with the alternating pressure features. These products combine the use of air chambers coupled with a firm foam encasement shell that provides the rigidity necessary to hold a fitted adding both comfort and dignity to the experience of the user.
I always recommend to customers to make the appropriate mattress selection and then select your bed frame. The mattress has a far more significant impact on both the quality of life and clinical outcomes of the user. When selecting the appropriate Hospital Bed Frame there are several standout features that really shine with the Span America products that are often overlooked by consumers who don't yet understand the right questions to ask.
Features that make the Span America Hospital Beds truly stand out are as follows:
Clinical positioning including Trendelenburg, Reverse Trendelenburg, and Comfort Chair
Trendelenburg can be incredibly beneficial even outside of its clinical applications to allow caregivers to easily move a patient up in the bed without excess physical strain on either the caregiver or patient. Comfort Chair converts the bed into a recliner allowing for user's to comfortable sit in bed and watch TV or visit with friends and family without feeling like their are confined to a medical bed.
Arguably my favorite features of the Span America Advantage Ready Wide Bed and the Span America Advantage Bed is the lockout feature. MedEquip Health exclusively offers the Span America hospital bed frame models with the built in staff control. This staff control allows each bed motor to be independently locked. This allows the family or caregiver to lock the height adjustment to prevent the user from raising the bed to dangerous heights and increasing the risk of falls from bed that can result in serious injuries.
In addition to a long history of building premium quality products, Span America offers some of the best warranties in the industry. Customers can rest assured their hospital bed and mattress will work and if an issue were to occur they will be in great hands.