For Sale HILL-ROM Progressa Hospital Bed

Hill‑Rom Progressa Bed System (often seen as model P7500) paired with its “pulmonary surface” mattress option. It’s a premium ICU-/critical-care-grade bed system designed to support complex patient needs. I’ll break down the features & benefits, then dive into key specifications.

✅ Key Features & Benefits
Early Mobility & Patient Engagement

The bed frame allows multiple positions including side-egress, chair-egress and even a “FullChair®” mode (feet touch ground) so patients can transition toward sitting/standing rather than being passive.
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It supports a “Progressive Mobility® Protocol” (Breathe → Tilt → Sit → Stand → Move) to help caregivers systematically move patients toward mobility.
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Chair-egress mode improves transfer safety and reduces dependency, improving patient dignity and may support faster rehab.
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Pulmonary-Therapy Support

The pulmonary mattress and bed support several in-bed therapies for respiratory/ventilator patients: continuous lateral rotation therapy (CLRT), percussion & vibration (P&V) therapy, low air loss surface. These help reduce ventilator-associated complications, improve secretion clearance, reduce pulmonary compromise.
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By integrating the therapy surface into the bed/mattress system, the bed helps both skin (pressure injury prevention) and lung function simultaneously—important in ICU care where immobility + ventilator risk = high complication risk.
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Pressure Injury & Skin Integrity

The bed offers advanced therapeutic surfaces: beyond just a static mattress, the therapy surface helps redistribute pressure, manage microclimate (heat, moisture), and the pulmonary surface may include options for low air loss and alternating pressure.
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Features such as StayInPlace™ patient migration management (to reduce sliding) help keep patients in safe positions and reduce risk of falls or skin shear injuries.
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Safety, Workflow & Connectivity

The bed includes caregiver-friendly features: 3-mode bed-exit alarm, head of bed angle alarm, built-in scale in many models, integrated nurse-call/RTLS connectivity, IntelliDrive® powered transport (so one caregiver can transport/steer the bed).
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The intuitive touchscreen/graphical control interface simplifies the management of bed modes, mattress therapy modes, rotation therapies, etc.
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The full-length foot section extension, radiolucent sleep deck (for C-arm/fluoro imaging) makes it suitable for interventional/ICU settings.
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Versatility & Long-Term Investment

Because the system supports ICU, acute care, step-down and even potentially home/hospice use (in some settings), it’s built for heavy duty, high-complexity environments—so future-proofing may be stronger than standard hospital beds.

The ability to integrate multiple therapies (mobility + skin + lung) means fewer separate devices/attachments may be needed—improving room efficiency and possibly reducing cost of separate therapies.

It supports bariatric/complex patients (high weight capacity options, long mattress length, etc) which is beneficial given changing patient demographics.

📋 Key Specifications

Here are some of the important numbers and specs (always confirm with the exact configuraton you order) from manufacturer and spec sheets:

Overall bed length (foot section extended): ≈ 248.9 cm / 98″; foot section retracted ≈ 223.5 cm / 88″.
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Overall width (siderails up): ~ 40.5″ (103 cm).
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Height (top of seat section to floor):

Minimum ~ 16.5″ (41.9 cm).
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Maximum ~ 35.7″ (90.7 cm).
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Articulation:

Head section: 0°-67° (77° with chair-egress option).
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Thigh section: 0°-30°.
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Foot section: 0°-70° (in some configurations).
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Trendelenburg/Reverse Trendelenburg: ±13°/18° approximate.
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Mattress/mattress surface specs (for the pulmonary surface variant):

Mattress width: ~ 35.5″ (90.2 cm) for therapy/pulmonary surfaces.
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Mattress length: ~ 84″ (213 cm).
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Mattress height: ~ 8.34″ (21.2 cm) for therapy/pulmonary surfaces.
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Mattress weight: ~ 49 lbs (22.3 kg) for pulmonary surface.
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Weight capacity: For therapy surface models: safe working load ~650 lbs (~295kg) in some specs.
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C-arm clearance (for imaging): For therapy surface: 7-15″ (17.8-38.1 cm).
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Power/mattress voltage: 100/110/115/120/127/220/230/240 (varies) for mattress/bed system.
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📝 Considerations / Things to Check

Ensure the exact mattress/surface option you get: The “Pulmonary Surface” variant includes CLRT + P&V + low air loss; if you only order the basic “Prevention” or “Therapy” surface the pulmonary therapies may not be included.

Room footprint and clearance: At maximum extension (98″) plus siderails up width, plus articulations/trendelenburg you’ll need adequate room.

Power and wiring requirements: The mattress/bed system may require dedicated circuits or specific voltages (especially outside US).

Maintenance/service: Therapies like CLRT/P&V add complexity—make sure service contracts and parts availability are in place.

Training for staff: With advanced functions (full chair mode, multiple egress modes, monitoring/alarms) you’ll need adequate training for safe use.

Cost vs benefit: This is a high-end system—it makes sense in ICU or complex care units; for standard floor units you may not need the full feature set.

Integration with hospital systems: Smart bed features (data connectivity, nurse call, alarms) may require configuration/integration with hospital IT systems.

Mattress replacement: The pulmonary surface mattress is heavy (~49 lbs) and may have special replacement cost; check vendor pricing and expected life span.

Patient/clinician safety: Although low minimum height (~16.5″) helps transfers, still verify transfer ergonomics, especially if you have bariatric or mobility-impaired patients.

🎯 Summary

If you’re looking at an ICU-grade bed that does more than just “raise/lower” and “tilt/head up”, the Hill-Rom Progressa with the pulmonary mattress is one of the top tier options. It brings together: early mobility support, advanced pulmonary therapy (CLRT, P&V), pressure injury prevention, smart connectivity and full articulation for ICU/procedure applications.

For a critical care unit with ventilated patients, immobility risks, pressure ulcer risk and imaging needs, this bed can improve patient outcomes (mobility, respiratory, skin) and caregiver workflow (less manual repositioning, integrated alarms, better transport).

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