Baxter’s Hillrom Faces Another Hospital Beds Antitrust Lawsuit

Medical equipment provider Hillrom uses its monopoly power to unfairly limit competition in the U.S. market for hospital beds, according to a antitrust lawsuit filed in federal court in Illinois.

Hillrom—the dominant supplier of hospital beds in the U.S.—acts as “a serial abuser of the antitrust laws,” preventing health care providers from being able to contract with competitors to meet their needs even as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to put enormous strain on hospital capacity, according to Linet Americas Inc.'s complaint filed Tuesday at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Hillrom allegedly used its market power ...