3. Supports
Clinical
Outcomes
Increases
Caregiver
Efficiency
Improves
Caregiver
Safety
Enhances
Patient
Experience
Commitment
to Quality

4. Hercules Patient Repositioner™
 Available for 39” bed frames
 Hercules drive unit &
mounting brackets
 Pressure redistribution
sleep surface for patients
weighing up to 750 lbs.
 Positioning sheet providing
8 to 10 repositionings

5. Patient Weight 1 Per 35 lbs. 1 Per 50 lbs. 1 Per 75 lbs.
150 4.3 3.0 2.0
200 5.7 4.0 2.7
250 7.1 5.0 3.3
300 8.6 6.0 4.0
350 10.0 7.0 4.7
400 11.4 8.0 5.3
450 12.9 9.0 6.0
500 14.3 10.0 6.7
550 15.7 11.0 7.3
600 17.1 12.0 8.0
650 18.6 13.0 8.7
700 20.0 14.0 9.3
750 21.4 15.0 10.0
800 22.9 16.0 10.7
850 24.3 17.0 11.3
900 25.7 18.0 12.0
950 27.1 19.0 12.7
1000 28.6 20.0 13.3
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
recommends that no
caregiver should manually
lift more than 35 lbs. of a
person’s body weight for a
vertical lifting task.

7. Heavier Patients = Heavier Lifts

9. A Value Based Investment
Assumptions1
 On average a nurse
repositions a bariatric patient
at least 11x a shift
 Nurse recruits assistance from
at least two aids
 On average it takes at least 10
min. to reposition each time
 Nurse makes $33.65 per hour
 Aids make $15 per hour
11
moves
10 min
110 min
(1.83
hours)
1.83
hours
$33.65 $61.69
1.83
hours
$30
(2 *$15)
$54.90
Nurse
$61.69
Aids
$54.90
$116.59
Minimum estimated wage expenditure of
positioning a bariatric patient during one
shift: $116.59
1As identified by the Sizewise Clinical team during trials of the
Hercules Patient Repositioner™

10. Supporting Nursing Excellence
 Structural
Empowerment
 Exemplary Professional
Practice
 New Knowledge,
Innovations &
Improvements
 Transformational
Leadership