Hospital bed

A hospital bed improves quality of medical treatments, boosts immunity gain speed to help recover from diseases faster, and speeds up healing from injuries. It can even boost medical tend quality above the normal maximum for that type of medicine, for example allowing 70%+ treatment quality from herbal medicine.

When a colonist that is injured, sick, or has been scheduled for an operation is selected, the player may right-click a hospital bed to direct the colonist there by selecting the "Rest until healed" command (even for elective surgeries). That colonist will then go to that bed and sleep there instead of at their designated beds, and instead of doing their regular tasks. At any time, the colonist can be given another task and, if they can move, they will leave the bed and perform that task.

A hospital bed can also be linked to a vitals monitor to further increase medical treatment quality and patient's immunity gain speed. The bonuses for immunity gain speed from a hospital bed and a vitals monitor stack, but a vitals monitor does not improve the recovery rate from injuries.

While resting on a hospital bed, colonists recover from injuries much faster than a normal bed or sleeping spot. The increased heal rate from using a hospital bed relative to a normal bed is equivalent to a +75% increase in tend quality (see injury for details).

It also increases the success rate of surgeries.

Acquisition

Constructing a hospital bed requires Hospital Bed to be researched and a construction skill of 8. It requires 40 Stuff (Metallic, 400 for SMVs), 80 Steel, 5 Components and is constructed in 2,800 ticks (46.67 secs).

Summary

Rest Effectiveness

Rest Effectiveness is a measure how fast a pawn will regain rest. A pawn sleeping in a bed with 125% rest effectiveness would regain rest 25% faster, and thus require 80% of the time to sleep. Rest effectiveness varies by quality and material. Stone materials only offer 90% of the rest effectiveness of a bed made from non-stone materials at the same quality level.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Rest effectiveness	86% (12.21 h)	92% (11.41 h)	100% (10.5 h)	108% (9.72 h)	114% (9.21 h)	125% (8.4 h)	160% (6.56 h)
+ Sleep accelerator	116% (9.04 h)	124% (8.45 h)	135% (7.78 h)	146% (7.2 h)	154% (6.82 h)	169% (6.22 h)	216% (4.86 h)

^{Bracketed numbers are in-game hours to refill rest from 0% to 100% at the given rest effectiveness.}

Comfort

Comfort is a measure of how fast a pawn will refill their comfort meter. A pawn sleeping in a bed with a higher comfort value will regain comfort proportionally faster. Comfort varies by quality but not material. Beds of the same quality level will all have the same comfort, regardless of what they're constructed from. An adjacent end table and a nearby dresser will each increase the base comfort by a further +0.05. This increase is applied before the quality multiplier.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Comfort	61%	70%	80%	90%	99%	116%	136%
+ End Table	65%	75%	85%	95%	105%	123%	145%
+ Dresser	65%	75%	85%	95%	105%	123%	145%
+ End Table & Dresser	68%	79%	90%	101%	112%	131%	153%

Surgery Success Chance Factor

The Surgery Success Chance Factor is exactly what it sounds like - a multiplier on the chance for a successful surgery assuming it is performed in this bed. The base value depends on the bed type with most beds having a base value of 100%, the sleeping spot a lower value of 70%, and the hospital bed a higher value of 110%. This base value is then modified by the bed's quality level. Beds of the same type and quality level will all have the same factor, regardless of what they're constructed from.

Quality	Awful	Poor	Normal	Good	Excellent	Masterwork	Legendary
Surgery Success Chance Factor	99	104.5	110	115.5	121	126.5	143

Analysis

When compared to a regular bed:

Pros:

Can be used alongside a vitals monitor, giving further boosts to their medical care
~75% increase in tend quality
10% increased surgery success chance
+0.04 immunity gain speed
6.25% increased comfort
~7.14% more HP

Cons:

Nearly impossible to acquire early game
Much more expensive, requiring 80 steel and 6 components
Requires the Hospital Bed research project
Takes 2.5x longer to construct
Requires level 8 Construction
-1 beauty
~16.67% heavier

The massive increase in tend quality and surgery success chance makes it a worthwhile project to pursue for treatment, especially in maps such as the Tropical Rainforest or Tropical Swamp where diseases like Malaria are much more frequent. A pawn with a high Doctor skill and Herbal Medicine can substitute for most cases early game, but a hospital bed minimalizes the risk of poor tend results. Since the hospital beds are locked behind their dedicated project (1200 research points), as well as needing Sterile Materials (600 points) and Microelectronics (3000 research points), it is not advised to prioritize them; instead, spend time researching projects that are more immediately necessary for your playthrough. In bedrooms/barracks, using hospital beds is generally not worth the cost, unless the pawn is sickly, very old, or otherwise needs immediate access to quality care in their bedrooms.

Stats table

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Quality

Hospital bed		Beauty	Comfort	Rest effectiveness ^[A]	Surgery success chance factor ^[B]	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Quality	Material	Beauty	Comfort	Rest effectiveness ^[A]	Surgery success chance factor ^[B]	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Awful	Bioferrite	0	0.61	73% (14.36 h)	99%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	184
Awful	Gold	-2	0.61	86% (12.21 h)	99%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	2,160
Awful	Plasteel	0	0.61	86% (12.21 h)	99%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	345
Awful	Silver	-1	0.61	86% (12.21 h)	99%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	360
Awful	Steel	0	0.61	86% (12.21 h)	99%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	199
Awful	Uranium	0	0.61	86% (12.21 h)	99%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	285
Poor	Bioferrite	0	0.7	78% (13.43 h)	105%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	275
Poor	Gold	10	0.7	92% (11.41 h)	105%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	3,240
Poor	Plasteel	0	0.7	92% (11.41 h)	105%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	520
Poor	Silver	3	0.7	92% (11.41 h)	105%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	540
Poor	Steel	0	0.7	92% (11.41 h)	105%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	300
Poor	Uranium	0	0.7	92% (11.41 h)	105%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	430
Normal	Bioferrite	0	0.8	85% (12.35 h)	110%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	365
Normal	Gold	20	0.8	100% (10.5 h)	110%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	4,320
Normal	Plasteel	0	0.8	100% (10.5 h)	110%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	695
Normal	Silver	6	0.8	100% (10.5 h)	110%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	720
Normal	Steel	0	0.8	100% (10.5 h)	110%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	400
Normal	Uranium	0	0.8	100% (10.5 h)	110%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	570
Good	Bioferrite	0	0.9	92% (11.44 h)	116%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	460
Good	Gold	40	0.9	108% (9.72 h)	116%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	4,820
Good	Plasteel	0	0.9	108% (9.72 h)	116%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	870
Good	Silver	12	0.9	108% (9.72 h)	116%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	905
Good	Steel	0	0.9	108% (9.72 h)	116%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	500
Good	Uranium	0	0.9	108% (9.72 h)	116%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	715
Excellent	Bioferrite	0	0.99	97% (10.84 h)	121%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	550
Excellent	Gold	60	0.99	114% (9.21 h)	121%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	5,320
Excellent	Plasteel	0	0.99	114% (9.21 h)	121%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	1,040
Excellent	Silver	18	0.99	114% (9.21 h)	121%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	1,085
Excellent	Steel	0	0.99	114% (9.21 h)	121%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	595
Excellent	Uranium	0	0.99	114% (9.21 h)	121%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	855
Masterwork	Bioferrite	0	1.16	106% (9.88 h)	127%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	920
Masterwork	Gold	100	1.16	125% (8.4 h)	127%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	6,320
Masterwork	Plasteel	0	1.16	125% (8.4 h)	127%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	1,735
Masterwork	Silver	30	1.16	125% (8.4 h)	127%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	1,805
Masterwork	Steel	0	1.16	125% (8.4 h)	127%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	995
Masterwork	Uranium	0	1.16	125% (8.4 h)	127%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	1,430
Legendary	Bioferrite	0	1.36	136% (7.72 h)	143%	007,000 ticks (1.94 mins)	300	75%	1,835
Legendary	Gold	160	1.36	160% (6.56 h)	143%	002,520 ticks (42 secs)	90	40%	7,320
Legendary	Plasteel	0	1.36	160% (6.56 h)	143%	006,160 ticks (1.71 mins)	420	0%	3,470
Legendary	Silver	48	1.36	160% (6.56 h)	143%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	105	40%	3,610
Legendary	Steel	0	1.36	160% (6.56 h)	143%	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	150	40%	1,990
Legendary	Uranium	0	1.36	160% (6.56 h)	143%	005,320 ticks (1.48 mins)	375	0%	2,855

^A Bracketed numbers are in-game hours to refill rest to 100% from 0% at the given rest effectiveness.

^B This assumes the hospital bed is inside a clean, properly lit room without a vitals monitor. For the full effects of light, cleanliness, a vitals monitor and placing a hospital bed outside see Surgery Success Chance Factor.

Version history

Version
Beta 19	Now requires components to build, instead of medicine.

Architect

Furniture: Animal bed • Animal sleeping box • Animal sleeping spot • Bedroll (Double) • Plant pot • Sculptures (Small, Large, Grand, Terror ) • Sleeping spot (Double, Baby ) • Stool • Table (1x2, 2x2, 2x4, 3x3) • Torch lamp • Wall torch lamp • Wall lamp • Animus stone • Darktorch • Fungus darktorch • Crib
Complex Furniture: Armchair • Bed (Double) • Bookcase (Small) • Couch • Dining chair • Dresser • End table • Royal bed • Shelf (Small) • Brazier (Darklight ) • Drape • Grand meditation throne • Meditation throne • Slab bed (Double) • Baby decoration • Blackboard • School desk • Toy box
(research): Flood light • Hospital bed • Standing lamp • Sun lamp • Bonsai pot
(uncraftable): Urn • Blood torch

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