The hill-rom technician found the external alarm was not working.It is necessary for the progressa¿ bed to have an effective maintenance program.We recommend that you do annual preventive maintenance (pm) and testing for (b)(4).Pm and testing not only meet (b)(4) requirements but can help make sure of a long, operative life for the bed.Pm will minimize downtime due to excessive wear 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 external alarm to resolve the issue.Based on this information, no further action is required.
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