The leading cause of injuries for nursing and hospital staff is repetitive manual lifting, as well as lifting and transferring patients. This increased incident rate comes at a cost to healthcare organizations. “Safe patient management” programs have become a major initiative for healthcare organizations. With the help of this program it is possible to reduce accidents at work and those due to patient falls. Hill-Rom's advanced technologies, processes and tools help hospitals improve patient outcomes. This program was started to help healthcare workers sustain injuries and generate economic benefits. Through the implementation of this program, numerous healthcare institutions have achieved better results. Some of the clinical findings are:• In a laboratory study it was demonstrated that the use of ceiling lift systems reduces the spinal forces experienced by healthcare workers when handling patients.• In an institute it was demonstrated the implementation of a safe patient handling program, to reduce workers' compensation costs by 40% and lead to an increase in employee headcount