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1. A bed status system comprising
a location unit located in a patient room and configured to provide location data associated with the patient room to a predetermined area in the patient room, a patient support apparatus adapted to support a patient thereon and configured to receive the location data from the location unit when the patient support apparatus is located in the patient room in the predetermined area, the patient support apparatus being further configured to provide the location data and apparatus data associated with a status of the patient support apparatus, and a bed status module arranged to lie outside the patient room and configured to receive the location data and the apparatus data to cause information to be provided to a caregiver that communicates the location and status of the patient support apparatus without the caregiver entering the patient room, wherein the patient support apparatus includes a patient support structure, a patient support surface coupled to the patient support structure to move between a raised position and a lowered position, and a control system coupled to the patient support structure to cause the patient support surface to move and to provide a patient support structure status included in the apparatus data that indicates whether the patient support structure is in one of the raised position and the lowered position, and wherein the patient support surface includes an inflatable air mattress coupled to the patient support structure to move therewith, the inflatable air mattress is coupled to the controller to change between a first inflation state in which air pressure is maintained at a first pressure and a second inflation state in which air pressure is minimized to cause stress imparted to the patient to be minimized without causing the patient to contact the patient support deck, and the control system is configured to provide a surface status included in the apparatus data that indicates whether the inflatable air mattress is in one of the first inflation state and the second inflation state. |
