A standard hospital bed only moves up and down, inclining at the head and knees. Typically, it takes at least two people to turn a patient from side to side, and this can often result in injuries to both the patient and caregiver. 

According to the Bureau of Labor, nurse aides are among the top ten professions at greatest risk for back injury. It is estimated that both direct and indirect costs from back injuries in the healthcare field amount to twenty billion dollars annually. These costs include workers comp claims of over 750,000 working days lost and medical treatment and rehabilitation. It also leads to approximately 25 percent of nurses leaving the profession because of back injuries suffered on the job. The vast majority of these injuries are sustained while moving patients. The flex-bed provides safe and affordable solutions for patient care. This greatly eases the caregiver’s workload while providing comfort and high-level patient care, including licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, health aides, radiology technicians, and physical therapists.