Patient Care

Patient care products from Savaria include ceiling lifts and track systems, patient slings, pressure management products and surfaces, and medical beds.  The patient care division serves a variety or markets including long-term care, acute (hospital) care and home care.

Evolutionary History

In 2016, Savaria introduced its ceiling lift products after a substantial R&D project. The company hired a team of industry experts to design and build an innovative product line that provided a myriad of user benefits including more lift cycles on one battery charge, faster lifting times and a better clip system to improve the safe attachment of the patient sling to the lifter.

In 2017, Span America (“Span”) was acquired by Savaria Corporation. Span is dedicated to patient care products with an expansive portfolio of pressure management and patient positioning products, as well as medical beds well suited for the long-term market. Span has manufacturing facilities in Greenville, South Carolina, USA and Beamsville, Ontario, Canada.

In 2019, Savaria acquired Silvalea, a well-regarded manufacturer of patient slings based in Newton Abbot, UK. With a catalog of over 800 sling designs, Silvalea slings accommodate a vast range of patient conditions, mobility limitations, sizing and type of lift being used.

In 2021, Savaria acquired Handicare, including their patient care products. The Handicare ceiling lifts, transfer aids and slings complement and complete the portfolio for the Savaria patient care division.

Altogether, Savaria and Handicare ceiling lifts, Span beds and surfaces and Silvalea patient slings provide an outstanding, science-based offering of safe patient care products for both home care and healthcare facility applications.