100 Years Of Misery

A look back at the history of the hospital bed.

By Andrew Shimomura

Posted September 19, 2005

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1909 At Johns Hopkins University, Willis Gatch invents the adjustable hospital bed. The heights of the patient’s head, hips, and knees are adjusted by the turn of a crank.

Illustration by Michael Marucco


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