A large-capacity elevator designed for healthcare environments to transport patients on beds or trolleys, medical equipment, and clinical staff between hospital floors with enhanced hygiene and reliability standards.
Full Definition
Hospital (bed) elevators comply with EN 81-76 (evacuation of persons with disabilities using lifts) and are dimensioned to accommodate a hospital bed with attendants: minimum car internal dimensions typically 1 400 mm wide × 2 400 mm deep (Type 3 or greater under EN 81-70), door clear opening width ≥1 100 mm, and car height ≥2 300 mm. Features distinguishing hospital elevators from standard passenger lifts: stainless steel interior with antimicrobial surfaces and coved floor/wall junctions for easy cleaning; additional handrails; emergency lighting meeting hospital ward standards; independent service mode allowing clinical staff to hold the car at a floor without door time-out; interoperability with nurse call systems; and high availability (≥99.5 % uptime) requiring redundant components and short mean time to repair. In multi-car hospitals, one car per bank is typically designated as the emergency lift.
