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In a feature test conducted by the in 2021, VillaMedic's coating showed a 99.9% reduction in MRSA and C. difficile bacteria after 24 hours of exposure, without the use of chemical wipes.

— In the sprawling landscape of European medical manufacturing, where German precision and Italian design often steal the headlines, a quiet revolution has been taking place in the Vistula Valley. For three decades, PTI VillaMedic has been doing something remarkably un-sexy yet vitally important: rethinking the hospital bed. pti villamedic

Dr. Hanna Zalewska, head of ICU at Szpital Wolski in Warsaw, told us: "During the Delta wave, we were sterilizing beds with UV robots every two hours. With the VillaMedic units, we could reduce that to once a shift. It saved us hours of labor per day." For decades, the big three—Stryker, Hillrom (now Becton Dickinson), and Linet—dominated the high-end ICU bed market. Their beds cost between €15,000 and €30,000. PTI VillaMedic entered the ICU space in 2018 with the Intensiv-Care i7 , priced at €8,500. In a feature test conducted by the in