Jim Mulligan

"By doing that we allow the healthcare giver to be able position the patient in a more upright position versus having to transfer them out of the bed and into a side chair," said Jim Mulligan, vice president, operational marketing, Hill-Rom.This feature is particularly helpful for difficult post-surgical situations, such as with a cardiac surgery or stroke patient, where it would normally take numerous caregivers to get that individual over into a chair, according to Mulligan.
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"Previously, if you had to do percussion and vibration, you'd have to wait for the respiratory therapist to come down," Mulligan noted.