A patient's weight is a crucial metric in healthcare, often serving as a key indicator of overall health, treatment progress, and medication dosing. Accurate weight measurements are essential for effective care management, especially for patients with specific needs. To support healthcare professionals in obtaining precise and reliable readings, MFI Medical offers a comprehensive selection of scales tailored to diverse patient requirements. This range includes specialized options for bariatric patients, wheelchair-bound individuals, and stretcher-bound patients, ensuring every patient’s needs are met with the utmost care and accuracy. With MFI Medical’s quality scales, healthcare providers can trust that their weight assessments are both dependable and easy to manage, facilitating better patient outcomes.

Scale Brands We Carry

MFI Medical carries reliable scales from Detecto, Health-o-Meter, and Welch Allyn. Detecto offers the widest range of scales, with both weigh beam and digital scales, baby scales, and portable bariatric scales. Welch Allyn offers a stretcher scale and wheelchair scale for more frail patients.

Physician’s Scales

MFI Medical offers a variety of physician scales, from traditional weigh beam models with height measurement features to digital scales equipped with both visual and audible displays. For patients who can stand, the caregiver simply balances the beam to determine an accurate weight reading. For those with mobility challenges, chair scales provide a comfortable seated option, allowing weight measurements to be taken without requiring the patient to stand.

Detecto also caters to the needs of pediatricians with specially designed baby scales, ensuring a safe and reliable way to weigh infants during check-ups. These scales feature digital displays which clearly show weight readings—a helpful feature for capturing accurate measurements even when babies are moving. For extra-active infants, Detecto offers a suspended baby scale, where the baby is placed in a secure sling that hangs from a dial scale, allowing for precise weight readings even with a bit of bounce.

Bariatric Scales

For patients whose weight exceeds the capacity of standard physician scales, specialized bariatric scales provide a reliable solution. These scales are designed with higher weight limits and robust platforms to safely accommodate individuals of larger body sizes, ensuring accuracy without compromising comfort or safety. Options include portable bariatric scales, ideal for caregivers who need flexibility in their practice, as well as scales with integrated BMI (Body Mass Index) calculation functions. This versatility enables healthcare providers to capture precise weight and health data, even when patients are unable to visit the office in person. With these tools, caregivers can maintain quality care standards, offering essential weight measurements in a range of settings to meet the needs of all patients.

Health-o-meter offers a wide variety of digital scales designed to meet the diverse needs of healthcare providers and their patients. Their selection includes professional-grade scales with features such as high-capacity weight limits, advanced digital displays for easy readability, and options for calculating BMI directly on the scale. Health-o-meter’s digital scales also come in specialized forms, such as portable scales for mobility, wheelchair-accessible models with low-profile platforms, and bariatric scales capable of supporting higher weights. Many models offer hands-free operation with foot-activated controls and Bluetooth connectivity, allowing for seamless data integration with electronic health records. These versatile scales ensure that Health-o-meter can meet the requirements of various medical settings, from clinics and hospitals to home healthcare environments, while delivering precise and reliable readings every time.

Wheelchair and Stretcher Scales

For patients with limited mobility, such as those confined to wheelchairs or stretchers, specialized scales are designed to provide weight measurements without requiring the patient to be moved. These scales feature accessible ramps that allow for easy rolling on and off, minimizing patient discomfort and reducing strain on caregivers. With the capability to subtract the weight of the wheelchair or stretcher, these scales ensure that the measurement is accurate, reflecting only the patient’s weight. This level of convenience and precision is especially valuable for very ill or immobile patients, as it supports efficient and stress-free monitoring, improving both the quality of care and patient experience.

Digital Scales vs Weigh Beam Scales

While both styles of scales can accurately measure a patient’s weight, there are a few differences between them.

• Digital scales require batteries or frequent charging, while weigh beam scales do not.
• Digital scales can be more accurate, but require a glass or plastic surface to prevent environmental factors from causing inaccurate readings.
• Weigh beam scales are typically less expensive than digital scales.
• Digital scales are capable of audible readouts.

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