The hill-rom technician found the communication cable needed to be replaced.Per the hill-rom service manual, perform annual preventive maintenance procedures to make sure all versacare® bed components are functioning as originally designed.Examine and test the communication junction box.Make sure the sidecom® communication system feature works correctly.Examine the communication cable, include the male and female pins in the plug.Per the hill-rom user manual, warning: a communication cable must be used for beds that have nurse call.Failure to do so could cause patient injury.For beds that have nurse call systems, a communication cable must be connected between the bed and facility communication system.A search of the hill-rom maintenance records showed hill-rom performed preventative maintenance on this bed in 2017.It is unknown if the facility performed any other preventative maintenance on this bed.The technician replaced the communication cable to resolve the issue.Based on this information, no further action is required.
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