Apparatus for carrying medical equipment

A patient care apparatus comprising

• a first arm assembly,
• a second arm assembly,
• a first module coupleable to first arm assembly, the first module having a set of wheels that engage a floor when the first module is decoupled from the first arm assembly, and
• a second module coupleable to the second arm assembly, the second module being decoupleable from the second arm assembly and coupleable to the first module to form a cart.

A patient care apparatus for use in a room comprising a ceiling, the patient care apparatus comprising

• a suspension system comprising a first arm system to be attached to the ceiling, a second arm system to be attached to the ceiling, a first service column depending from the first arm system, a second service column depending from the second arm system, a first lifter attached to the first service column, and a second lifter attached to the second service column,
• a first equipment support module configured to support equipment for care of a patient and comprising a rolling element to facilitate movement of the first equipment support module along a floor and an upper portion to be attached to and detached from the first lifter, and
• a second equipment support module configured to support equipment for care of the patient and to be attached to and detached from the second lifter, the first lifter being configured to move the first equipment support module between an upper position suspended above the floor and a lower position in which the rolling element engages the floor, the second lifter being configured to move the second equipment support module between upper and lower positions suspended above the floor, the first equipment support module and the second equipment support module being configured for stacking the second equipment support module on top of the upper portion of the first equipment support module when the upper portion of the first equipment support module is detached from the first lifter and the second lifter lowers the second equipment support module onto the upper portion of the first equipment support module.