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Service Containers: Categories and Manufacturers
At least one manufacturer of bedside units (Post-Glover) also makes
panels for more specialized areas such as surgeries. It seems quite likely
that other manufacturers will extend their line of products as well.
Manufacturers in this category include:
1. Amsco, Patient/Power Products, Richmond, Ca.
2. Electro/Systems, Inc., Richmond, Ca.
3. Hill-Rom Co., Inc., Batesville, Indiana.
4. Hospital Systems Inc., Berkeley, Ca.
5. National Cylinder Gas (NCG) Division, Chemetron Corp., Chicago, Ill.
6. Pacific Associated Lighting Co., Inc., (Palco), San Francisco, Ca.
7. Post-Glover Division, ESB Inc., Erlanger, Kentucky.
8. Sunbeam Lighting Co., Los Angeles, Ca.
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CEILING-HUNG INTEGRATED SERVICE CONTAINERS
Products in this category include retractable or rigid ceiling columns,
overhead dispenser units, etc. Generally, the units are approximately 70-
150 square inches in cross section and are hung from the ceiling so that
they clear the floor by about 6'4". They typically provide medical gases in
spaces such as surgery, emergency, recovery and intensive care areas,
but the concept appears to be applicable in many other areas of the
hospital for those units which can also furnish electrical and monitoring
Manufacturers of products in this category include:
1. Logan Manufacturing Company, Manheim, Penn.
2. Ohio Medical Products, Madison, Wisc.
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