Medical Equipments Every Hospital Should Have

Medical equipment is essential for hospitals' efficient and successful functioning. It is through these supplies that hospitals stay prepared for any medical emergency that easily comes by the door. Investing in standard hospital medical equipment that will provide proper help and aid in diagnosing a patient is essential.

Are you curious about what equipment to invest in for your new hospital? Check out our in-depth guide on must-have medical supplies for every hospital.

General Critical Care Equipment

General critical care medical equipment are a range of machines used in hospital settings for routine patient care, monitoring and diagnostic purposes. Here’s a glimpse of must-have medical supplies for general care:

Patient Monitor

Patient monitors are hospital equipment that helps doctors monitor patients' health by displaying specific metrics on the monitor's screen for adult, paediatric, and neonatal patients. This equipment in hospitals helps you measure various parameters such as RESP, SPO2, NiBP, TEMP, etc., which helps you understand the patient's health. We sell Patient Monitors online from various brands renowned for their quality equipment, such as Contec patient monitor, BPL, Yonker, KME, and many more.

Respiratory Ventilator

Another must-have medical supply for general care is ventilator machines. These machines help patients breathe without difficulty by passing breathable air in and out of their lungs. This hospital equipment is helpful in the ICU, home care, and anaesthesia machines. Various brands such as DeVilbiss, Breas, Philips, and more are available at TenTabs, where you can purchase the highest-quality ventilators online.

Syringe Infusion Pump

A syringe infusion pump can infuse and withdraw small amounts of fluids from the patient, which is beneficial for the patient to take medicines even when they have difficulty swallowing. This general critical care equipment in hospitals aids in slowly pushing medication over minutes/hours.

TenTabs sells syringe pumps online from various brands, such as BPL, AKAS, Niscomed, Dr Diaz, Omya, etc. Some of our top-selling syringe pumps are the AKAS syringe pumps and Omya dual-channel syringe pumps. We also sell infusion pumps such as the AKAS infusion pump and SIMTEK Infusion Pumps.

Defibrillators

A defibrillator is a commonly used medical equipment in hospitals for life-threatening situations such as cardiac arrhythmias or tachycardia. This hospital equipment helps restore the heart's normal rhythm by giving an electric shock to keep the heart beating after a heart attack.

Various brands of Defibrillators online, such as Philips, BPL, Biphasic, etc., are available at TenTabs.

ECG Machine

ECG machine, short for Electrocardiogram Machines used in hospitals, records the electrical activity of the heart over a fixed period of time in turn helping so doctors can monitor heart conditions and identify any abnormalities as soon as possible. These are must-have medical supplies and are of 3 types:

• Limb Leads (Bipolar),
• Augmented Limb Leads (Unipolar), and
• Chest Leads (Unipolar)

Some popular brands that sell ECG machines online at TenTabs as general care hospital medical equipment are the Contec ECG Machine, BPL ECG machine, and RMS Vesta. 

Fetal Monitor

Fetal monitors are machines used in hospitals to display the measurement of the heartbeat and rhythm of a foetus during labour and delivery. These medical equipment also record a mother’s contractions and are a must-have for ob-gyn units of your general critical care unit. The data acquired from the fetal monitors helps doctors understand the health of the foetus and how well the baby is doing. 

We sell Fetal Monitor online from brands such as Bistos fetal monitor, ChoiceMMed, Contec, BPL, etc.

Pulse Oximeter

A Pulse Oximeter is an electronic equipment in hospitals that measures a person’s blood oxygen levels and heart rate. A patient will usually wear them in the middle or on the thumb finger for noninvasive pulse oximetry tests performed. This hospital medical equipment’s reading between 90 - 99 is considered normal.  We sell Pulse oximeters online from brands such as Contec.

Oxygen Concentrator

An oxygen concentration machine used in hospitals for general critical care to supply sufficient oxygen to the individuals with low oxygen levels by filtering the oxygen present in the atmosphere. This hospital equipment has a 1,500 to 2,000-hour lifespan and is one of the most must-have medical supplies for any medical institution. We sell Oxygen concentrators online from brands such as Owgels, Yuwell, Philips, etc.

Anesthesia Machines

An anaesthesia machine is general critical care treatment equipment in hospitals that incorporates a ventilator to supply a mix of oxygen, gas, and an anaesthetic agent to the patients. This technique of anaesthesia machines allows the patients to become unconscious and breathe during the surgery.

Simultaneously, these machines also ensure that the patient doesn't inhale back CO2  they previously exhaled, as it can be life-threatening.

Diagnostics Medical Equipment

Diagnostic devices are medical equipment used in hospitals to diagnose health conditions by measuring and observing a patient's response. Investing in a premium-quality, cutting-edge diagnostic hospital will help you improve patient outcomes and decrease long-term costs. 

Digital Ultrasound Equipment

A digital ultrasound is necessary medical equipment in hospitals that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images and structures of body organs and bones. These also help relieve pain in joints, the back, and the shoulder. The most commonly known applications of ultrasound machines in hospitals are pregnancy monitoring, cardiology, abdominal imaging, musculoskeletal, and emergency medicine.

We sell Digital Ultrasonic machines online from various brands at the most affordable prices. Check out the collection here.

Urine Analyzer

A urine analyser is next on our list of must-have medical equipment in the hospital. A person's urinalysis can reveal a lot about their health. With the help of a urine analyser as diagnostic hospital equipment, a doctor can quantify analytes such as bilirubin, protein, red blood cells, and glucose just by examining the sample's colour, cloudiness, and urine concentration.

Have a look at our online collection of urine analysers.

Protein Analyzer

A protein analyzer is medical equipment in hospitals that is necessary to determine the protein content in a patient’s body. This hospital equipment is also used in the food and beverage industries to identify the nutritional content in the food. Shop our collection of protein analyzers online.

Electrolyte Analyzer

Electrolytes are sodium, chloride, and potassium in the blood and plasma, and to determine our body's electrolyte imbalance, an electrolyte analyzer is required as diagnostic medical equipment in hospitals. Check out our collection of electrolyte analyzers online here.

Biochemistry Analyzer

A Biochemistry Analyzer measures the various components, such as sugar, protein, cholesterol, etc., present in blood, urine, and plasma samples. This hospital medical equipment helps doctors identify the potential cause of issues in the patient's body.

We sell biochemistry analyzers online from various brands, such as Genuine Biosystem, Microlab, and RMS.

Treatment Equipments

Hospital Bed

A hospital bed is a must-have piece of hospital equipment. It allows the caregiver to raise or lower the bed so that the patient can be easily transferred to a seated position, chair, or wheelchair. Shop our collection of hospital beds online at affordable prices.

Head Lamp

A headlamp is a must-have medical supply for treatment purposes in hospitals. It assists the medical professional during a surgical procedure by brightening a specific area of the patient’s body. You can shop our collection of headlamps online alongside other treatment hospital equipment.

Thermometer

These are must-have medical supplies that need no introduction. A thermometer is a device used to measure the temperature of the patient’s body. A high or low body temperature displayed in these hospital equipment indicates sickness. Shop our collection of thermometers online.

Stethoscope

Using a stethoscope, a doctor can listen to the sounds made by the lungs, heart, intestines, veins, and arteries. It is a must-have piece of hospital medical equipment in every medical professional’s toolkit. Shop our collection of stethoscopes online. We also sell stethoscope parts online in India at an affordable price.

Trolley

Investing in a medical trolley is a must for organisation and efficiency. It is used to transfer the load of other small medical equipment in the hospital from one place to another, especially the ones that can be easily held in our hands.

This hospital equipment comes in handy, especially in an operation room or for supplying medicine to multiple patients at once. Shop our collection of medical trolleys online.

Phototherapy Machine

Phototherapy is a treatment for psoriasis, vitiligo, and other skin disorders that uses artificial light. Medical

professionals perform this treatment using a phototherapy unit or phototherapy machine used in hospitals. 

The treatment involves exposing your skin to a particular type of light using this hospital medical equipment.

Know the latest phototherapy machine price at TenTab's online medical supply store.

Sleep Apnea Machine

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which a person’s breathing starts and stops abruptly. It is widespread in adults who have excessive weight or are obese. One of the causes of this disorder is the soft tissue in the throat and tongue muscles that block the airway between the throat and tongue when the person is asleep.

The best way to curb these sleeping disorders is to utilise the Sleep Apnea Machine, but only with the doctor’s recommendation. This is why sleep apnea machines are must-have medical supplies for hospital treatment.

CPAP & BIPAP Machine

A CPAP machine delivers a single pressure, while a BIPAP machine delivers an inhale and an exhale pressure. Both machines require a hose and mask or nosepiece to provide constant and steady air pressure, making them excellent medical equipment in hospitals to help patients with sleep-related issues.

TenTabs offers affordable prices on Sleep apnea machines online, CPAP machines online, and BiPAP machines online. BMC Auto CPAP and BMC BiPAP machines are our best-selling sleep apnea products.

Nasal/Full Face Mask

A Nasal or full-face mask is a must-have medical supply for a hospital. It is essential hospital equipment connected to CPAP machines or BIPAP machines, which supply pressurised air into the lungs through these masks. As treatment equipment for sleep disorders, these nasal masks help regulate the patient's breathing pattern while asleep.

Shop our collection of nasal masks and full-face masks online.

Humidifier

To significantly enhance your hospital’s patient care a CPAP/BiPAP humidifier is one of the must-have medical supplies. A humidifier helps to alleviate discomfort associated with CPAP and BIPAP therapy  such as avoiding dry mouth, nose, and chapped lips caused by inability of the nose to warm up the air received through the sleep therapy machines used in the hospitals. These hospital medical equipment helps warm up the inhaled air for the patient so that the patient can comfortably breathe without causing any damage to the lungs.

Shop our collection of humidifiers online.

Hospital Consumables

Hospital consumables play an important role in the proper functioning of the hospital process. Having high-grade must-have medical supplies allows you to take care of the patient at an optimal level. We have various different kinds of hospital supplies and accessories that you can purchase at the most affordable rate.

Goggles/ Protective Eyewear

Safety Goggles/Protective Eyewear are essential hospital medical equipment for doctors, hospital staff, and people in general working in medical industries to protect from chemicals and viruses. Safety glasses fit tightly to your ear which doesn’t allow any room for the outside particles to go inside it. 

Shop our collection of safety goggles online.

ECG Gel

ECG Gel is a liquid used to improve the conductivity (by enabling a tight bond) between the skin and heart rate monitor electrodes allowing the electric pulse to directly transmit to the tissues beneath. This is a must-have medical supply that compliments the ECG machine and its good quality recording of the images.

 We sell various ECG gel such as BPL ECG Gel, Meditech ECG Gel, etc.

ECG Paper

ECG roll is grid paper containing small and large squares, where each small square represents 40 milliseconds, and each large square represents 5 small squares (200 milliseconds). A medical professional uses this hospital equipment to plot the heart rate graph, electrical activity of cardiac chambers and atria, etc., on an ECG machine—another crucial machine used in hospitals.

Shop our wide range of ECG paper rolls from various brands such as Contec, BPL, RMS, GE Mac, etc.