Hospital Bed & Patient Lift Service

Hospital bed and patient lift technicians service, repair, and maintain beds, stretchers, patient lifts, and medical furniture for hospitals and long-term care facilities.

With facilities operating hundreds of beds and lifts requiring regular service, providers generate revenue of $110,000-$380,000 annually with profit margins of 45-60% through service contracts and repairs.

The business requires equipment repair training, tools and test equipment, spare parts inventory, vehicle for field service, and understanding bed mechanics and electronics.

Services include hospital bed repair and preventive maintenance, patient lift service, stretcher repair, bed scale calibration, and electrical safety testing.

Pricing typically $75-$125 per hour plus parts.

Success factors include mechanical and electrical skills, understanding bed functions and controls, fast response for bed/lift downtime, parts sourcing, and facility relationships.

Most technicians service multiple brands (Hill-Rom, Stryker, Arjo).

The business combines scheduled preventive maintenance with repair callouts.

Facilities often outsource bed service versus internal biomedical departments.

Regulatory standards require bed electrical safety testing.

Marketing focuses on hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care facilities.

With hospitals operating large bed fleets and beds requiring regular maintenance in 2025, bed service offers technical opportunities for technicians providing essential equipment service keeping patient care equipment operational and safe.