The hill-rom technician found the caregiver foot button was stuck due to damage for this device.Per the hill-rom service manual the affinity® three birthing bed and affinity® four birthing beds require an effective maintenance program.We recommend that you perform semiannual preventive maintenance (pm) along with a quarterly battery check and testing for (b)(4) pm and testing not only meet (b)(4) requirements but will help ensure a long, operative life for the bed.Pm will minimize downtime due to excessive wear.Check the switches in the side rails to ensure they are functioning correctly.Also check for intermittent operation.A search of the hill-rom maintenance records did not show hill-rom performed any preventative maintenance on this bed.It is unknown if the facility performs preventative maintenance on their beds.The technician replaced the caregiver board to resolve the issue.Based on this information, no further action is required.
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