Ascend by Krug
- Sarah Tano
- Dec 4, 2024
- 1 min read
Ascend is the result of a multi-year R&D process that originated with the request of several leading healthcare providers for a new solution in patient exam settings. We worked closely with several of them to obtain detailed criteria and direction from nursing staffs, facility managers, environmental services, and healthcare space planners - and utilized their continued input as we refined the design and function, the safety and cleaning features, and user/caregiver operational needs. And we incorporated all of the specifications and standards of the ADA Best Practices Guidelines, for both exam tables and recliners - along with UL certification.
Ascend gives healthcare providers the capability for performing a highly versatile combination of types of care, in a single setting: patient treatment, sitting and waiting, patient examination, infusion, and a full range of patient/sleep/Trendelenburg recliner positions. Until now, this range of care typically required multiple room settings, movement of patients from room to room, and the overall need for more dedicated space and furniture - and more staff to manage the flow of patients. The innovative utility of Ascend saves time, space and capital cost - while also improving safety and comfort for both patients and caregivers, and reducing caregiver workloads. Ascend enables healthcare providers to give better care with less space, and less staff - a compelling opportunity for acute care, physician and treatment clinics, emergency rooms, medical office buildings, urgent care clinics and infusion spaces environment.
