Hospital bed with chair lockout

A patient support apparatus comprising

• a frame,
• a mattress support deck coupled to the frame, the mattress support deck being movable between a horizontal position to support a patient in a lying position and a chair egress position to support the patient in a sitting position,
• at least one actuator coupled to the mattress support deck and operable to move the mattress support deck between the horizontal position and the chair egress position, and
• control circuitry coupled to the at least one actuator and operable to command operation of the at least one actuator, the control circuitry being operable to receive a chair lockout signal and, in response to receipt of the chair lockout signal, the control circuitry operating to prevent the at least one actuator from being operated to move the mattress support deck into the chair egress position, wherein the chair lockout signal is sent to the control circuitry by a computer device located remotely from the patient support apparatus, wherein the chair lockout signal is sent to the control circuitry automatically by the computer device in response to the computer device receiving information indicative of a patient condition that is incompatible with moving the patient into a sitting position.

A patient support apparatus comprising

• a frame,
• a mattress support deck coupled to the frame, the mattress support deck being movable between a horizontal position to support a patient in a lying position and a chair egress position to support the patient in a sitting position,
• at least one actuator coupled to the mattress support deck and operable to move the mattress support deck between the horizontal position and the chair egress position, and
• control circuitry coupled to the at least one actuator and operable to command operation of the at least one actuator, the control circuitry being operable to receive a chair lockout signal and, in response to receipt of the chair lockout signal, the control circuitry operating to prevent the at least one actuator from being operated to move the mattress support deck into the chair egress position, wherein the frame comprises a base, an upper frame above the base, and a lift system to raise and lower the upper frame relative to the base between a low position and a high position, wherein the lift system moves the upper frame to the low position in conjunction with the head section and foot section being moved during movement of the mattress support deck to the chair egress position, and the control circuitry also operating to prevent the lift system from moving the upper frame in conjunction with the head section and foot section when the control circuitry is locked out from moving the mattress support deck to the chair egress position, wherein the lift system is operable individually even if the control circuitry has received the chair lockout signal unless the lift system has been locked out individually.