Challenge
Study the life cycle impact of the Delta4 hospital electric bed
Result
Life cycle assessment
Client:
Malvestio SpA
SDGs
Malvestio is a key player in the international healthcare scene. The range of Malvestio products covers various needs, from basic healthcare furniture to more specialized ones, such as intensive care beds.
With hundreds of thousands of beds manufactured for hospitals and nursing homes, Malvestio dedicates its commitment to people, making excellence not an end, but a means to improve their quality of life, care, and safety. For this reason, Malvestio reached out to HENRY & CO. to study the potential environmental impacts of its most successful hospital electric bed: the Delta4 model.
The Delta4 hospital electric bed is an extremely versatile healthcare furniture, technologically very advanced, equipped with sensors and feedback systems that facilitate the operations of healthcare personnel and enhance the patient’s well-being.
The initial phase of the project involved an interview with the company’s R&D department, with the aim of gaining a deep understanding of the technical design of the product, materials used, and production processes. HENRY & CO.’s close collaboration with the company’s R&D department ensured a swift and efficient data collection process for the LCA.
In this phase, all data regarding materials, consumption, transportation, and waste related to the product’s manufacturing processes were collected.
Using the information collected, a representative mathematical model of the product’s life cycle was created. Thanks to the mathematical model of the LCA, it was possible to quantify the product’s potential environmental impacts.
From the results of the Life Cycle Assessment conducted by HENRY & CO., it was possible to obtain a detailed view of the potential environmental impacts of the Delta4 electric hospital bed and identify opportunities to further reduce its ecological footprint.
