At one time, hospital grade pumps were exclusively the domain of nursing homes and hospital wards. As these structures began to see the need for improved indoor air quality and moisture control more and more public hospitals got into the act, and slowly but surely started to purchase and use hospital grade breast pumps.
As a result of the demand for more effective and versatile pumps many blender manufacturers like Pro- pumps have stepped in to meet the demand. They have designed not only hospital grade pumps but have gone so far as to design a specific "stump" (contoured pump) exclusively for hospital use. But now you can own hospital grade breast pumps at home as well. Now you can pump the right amount of milk into the right quantities with the same motor strength and consistency that is found in the hospital grade pumps that you use at home.
So now you can buy a hospital grade pump for home use and achieve the consistent and dependable performance that you are accustomed to receiving from the hospital grade pumps that you use at home. This is also a great solution for future replacement pumps if the standard motor or bearing wears out.
Although the performance of the hospital grade breast pumps may not be as consistent as that of the personal pumps, the consistency of the milk flow means that you will still get the same level of milk flow out of the pumps that you would have previously had.
Unlike personal pumps, hospital grade breast pumps do not have a build-up of soap or water. To clean these pumps properly, all that is needed is a soap wash and run through the wash cycle. Since this is a powered pump, the batteries can be charged and the unit will run for days without a power source. The hospital grade pumps also have a much higher level of reliability than personal pumps. In fact, the hospital grade pumps have been a major contributor to hospitals and nursing home ratings for several decades. Since these hospital grade pumps are self-contained, they can be used in any hospital from dozens to over a thousand. So if a hospital has an issue with quality of care, the unit can be replaced relatively easily.
There is another type of breast pump that can be used in addition to the standard hospital grade breast pumps. Hospitals can use home delivery pumps to make sure that there is always a constant supply of liquid for these patients. This additional type of pump can come in either a pump-feeding or a hand-pump. As the name suggests, the hand-pumps are used to deliver liquid in one direction only and are disposable. The pumps that are used to pump both directions need to be stored separately and cannot be connected to the feeder.
Personal pumps can sometimes be confused with home or hospital grade pumps. The main difference between these two types of pumps is that the home grade pumps are designed to be used exclusively in homes while the hospital grade pumps are designed to be used in both homes and hospitals. Therefore, if there is a problem with the quality of the pump, it could potentially spread from one area of the house to another. This is also why it is very important to properly clean and store the hospital grade breast pumps to avoid contamination and disorder.