In modern healthcare, efficient and ergonomic patient transport is essential. Every movement counts, both for patient comfort and for the wellbeing of healthcare professionals who perform these demanding tasks daily.

Givas, a leading Italian manufacturer of hospital equipment, recognised the physical strain that manual handling can place on healthcare professionals. With increasing patient weights and growing workloads, pushing and steering traditional stretchers can become physically demanding.
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To address this, Givas adopted the esense Healthy Working approach and developed the Slim e-Drive Stretcher. Its intelligent electric 360 drive wheel senses the user’s natural push force and .providing smooth, controlled movement in any direction, even in tight spaces.
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The Slim e-drive stretcher supports single-operator patient transport, improves workplace ergonomics and reduces physical strain for healthcare professionals.
What others say
"...eliminates any effort required during movement"
“The motorised fifth wheel is activated by a simple touch on the push handles and eliminates any effort required during initial movement, steering and turning.”

Registered nurse, Italy
Operating hospital beds with esense drive