Drive Prime Care P903 Bed

ManufacturerDrive Medical
Model P903
$2,399.00
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A full-electric bed that travels from 7" off the floor to 30" and widens from 36" to 39" or 42" on push buttons. It holds 600 lbs., rates the patient at 550 lbs., and the electrics are sealed to IP66.

Weight capacity
600 lbs.
Bed height range
7" to 30"
Deck width
31", widening to 36", 39" or 42"
Mattress deck length
82.6"
Overview
7" to 30" of travel and it widens to 36", 39" or 42"

A full-electric bed with the widest range of movement here. The deck goes from 7" off the floor to 30", the frame widens from 31" to 36", 39" or 42", and it holds 600 lbs. with a 550 lbs. patient rating. The electrics are sealed to IP66 for washing down.

Built for real life

What stands out

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7" to 30" of travel
That is the widest height range of any bed here. At 7" a fall out of bed is short; at 30" a carer works standing fully upright. Most beds give you one of those, not both.
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The frame widens to 42"
It starts at 31" and extends to 36", 39" or 42", so the same bed suits a small frame or a larger one, and it narrows again to get through a doorway.
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Holds 600 lbs.
That is the safe working load with everything on the bed. Drive rates the patient alone at 550 lbs., which is well above the 350 lbs. a standard homecare bed allows.
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Sealed to IP66
IP66 is a washdown rating rather than a wipe-clean one, which is why this bed turns up in care settings where infection control matters.
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Head to 68 degrees
The head raises to 68 degrees, the thigh section to 30 degrees to stop sliding, and the foot to 10 degrees.
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Dual footprint casters
3" casters rated to 550 lbs. each, with brakes, so a loaded bed still steers and still stays put.
The Hieline Take

This bed does two things that usually force you to choose. It goes down to 7", which is fall-prevention territory, and up to 30", which is full standing working height for a carer, and almost nothing else here covers both ends of that. It also widens from 31" to 42", so you are not committing to a width on the day you order. Together those make it the bed to buy when the situation is going to change, or when more than one person will use it over time. The cost of that flexibility is real: it is roughly three times the price of a good standard homecare bed and it weighs 254 lbs. before the boards go on. If the person weighs under 350 lbs., is not a fall risk, and nobody is providing daily bedside care, you are paying for range you will not use. Two things are not included and both matter: the mattress, which has to match the width setting you choose, and the assist rails, which add 3" to each side of the bed and therefore to the doorway you need.

Straight talk

Is it right for you?

A good fit if you

  • need both a low setting for fall risk and a high one for hands-on care, in the same bed
  • are between 450 lbs. and 550 lbs., where standard homecare beds stop
  • do not know yet what width will be needed, or expect it to change
  • need a bed that can be washed down rather than wiped

Look elsewhere if you

  • weigh under 350 lbs. and need no width adjustment, where a standard homecare bed costs far less
  • need more than 600 lbs., where the Prime Plus P2002 goes to 1000 lbs.
  • cannot give the bed 87" to 97" of wall
  • are not budgeting separately for a mattress and assist rails, neither of which is included
Ready to Buy
Not included: A headboard, a footboard, assist rails and a mattress. All four are listed below.
Headboard
Optional. The bed ships without wood bed ends. This is the panel at the head of the bed.
Footboard
Optional. The footboard is a separate panel, and it is the same part as the headboard. Choosing a headboard chooses the matching footboard for you, and you can change it.
Rails
Optional. Each one is sold as a pair, one rail for each side.
Mattress
Optional. A mattress is not included with this bed. Mattresses cannot be returned. Match the mattress width to the frame width you plan to run.
Add-ons
Optional. Tick anything you want added to the bed.
Your total
$2,399.00
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