Convertible examination table

An examination table comprising:

• at least one planar table member having an examination face and a non-examination face, the table member adjustable between a horizontal orientation for medical evaluation of a patient and a vertical orientation;
• and
• a base for supporting the table member when horizontally oriented, the base having a front and a back and comprising:
• a first and a second end member both end members having a substantially vertical orientation relative to a floor and being of substantially the same height in order to provide support for the planar table member when in the horizontal orientation;
• and
• at least one substantially planar seating member disposed between and connected to the first and second end members to form a horizontal seating surface suitable for seating patients;
• wherein the table member and the base are hingedly affixed to one another allowing the table member to move between the vertical and horizontal orientations, whereby the examination face of the table member faces up when the table member is pivoted forward to the horizontal orientation and affords access to the horizontal seating surface when in the vertical orientation.