Quick answer: Seven comparisons covering the decisions Kenyan buyers actually get stuck on. Each one ends with a recommendation rather than a shrug. Prices throughout are the live 2026 list.
All comparisons
Electric vs manual hospital bed in Kenya
One buy rule, live 2026 prices, and when power or caregiver strain should decide it.
2-crank vs 3-crank hospital bed
The third crank is height. That is the whole difference.
3-function vs 5-function electric bed
Two extra functions, KSh 200,000. Almost nobody at home needs them.
Hospital bed vs ordinary bed at home
When a normal bed is fine, and when it becomes the problem.
Ripple vs foam mattress
Different jobs, not different price tiers.
New vs used hospital bed
Used can be a good buy. Here is how not to get burned.
Best hospital bed suppliers in Kenya
Five criteria that separate a supplier from a listing.
How to use these pages
Each comparison ends with a recommendation rather than a balanced shrug, because a family standing in a showroom needs an answer. The recommendation assumes the patient described at the top of that page. Where a nurse, doctor or physiotherapist has specified equipment for your patient, that instruction wins over anything written here.
The three decisions that matter most
In practice, Kenyan buyers get stuck on three questions: manual or electric, two cranks or three, and foam or ripple. Answer those and the rest of the catalogue narrows to one bed and one mattress. If you want to skip the reading, the bed selector asks four questions and names a single SKU with its price.
Still torn between two beds
Describe the patient in one sentence. We will tell you which one, and why.
Page updated 2026-09-08. Prices confirmed on the call before dispatch.