Four Australian-owned and operated manufacturers have teamed up with an international medical technology company, using local supply chains, to make emergency hospital beds in response to COVID-19.
The new Stryker Project will be able to produce 1,000 beds per week for Australia and the region. Registered with the Australian Therapeutic Good Administration standards, the Emergency Relief Bed is designed for patients in respiratory distress and providing critical surge capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Australian Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre has helped coordinate the collaborative effort between:
- Stryker South Pacific
- A.H. Beard
- AmTek Australia
- Fallshaw Wheels & Castors
- Varley Group
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