Hill-Rom Launches New Bed, Makes Cuts

Hill-Rom has launched a new bed and also made some job cuts.
Hill-Rom has launched a new bed and also made some job cuts.

Hill-Rom has introduced a new bed system to the company lineup. The Progressa bed System is a therapeutic system designed to treat and prevent complications of patient immobility.The bed is accompanied with new technology that gathers information on patient movement.

The launch of a new product occurred the same week the company made job cuts.

Reportedly 275 people worldwide lost their job Thursday, including several people that work at the global headquarters in Batesville.

The exact number of Batesville employees impacted by the company reduction is unknown.

The hospital bed and furniture company announced in January  that approximately 350 global employees would lose their job.