Combination of a hospital bed (51, 111, 211, 311) and a bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301), wherein the hospital bed (51, 111, 211, 311) comprises a pedestal frame, a mattress support frame supported by the pedestal frame, a mattress (57, 117, 217) supported by the mattress support frame and a headboard (55, 115) and a footboard (56, 116) provided on opposite ends of the mattress support frame, wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is made of a sheet like material and covers the footboard (56, 116), the headboard (55, 115), the mattress (57, 117, 217) and the mattress support frame such that the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) extends from the top of the bed (51, 111, 211, 311) down past the mattress (57, 117, 217), and wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is provided with a fastening device along its periphery (2, 22, 32, 42, 102) that releasably fastens the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) on the bed (51, 111, 211, 311) by cinching the periphery of the bed cover below the mattress support frame, such that the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) provides a barrier between at least the top part of the mattress support frame, the footboard (56, 116), the headboard (55, 115) and the mattress (57, 117, 217) on one side of the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) and the surroundings of the bed (51, 111, 211, 311) on the other side of the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301); wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is dimensioned such that it spans the mattress (57, 117, 217) and bedding from footboard to headboard, such that a central section of the bed cover stays free form the top of the mattress and a space is provided between the top of the mattress and the bedding provided thereupon and the bed cover; wherein the fastening device comprises a cinching cord provided along its contour, for cinching the periphery (2, 22, 32, 42, 102) of the cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) against and below the mattress support frame; wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is a disposable cover made of paper, fiber material or artificial material, such as a flexible plastic composite foil material. the hospital bed (51, 111, 211, 311) comprises a pedestal frame, a mattress support frame supported by the pedestal frame, a mattress (57, 117, 217) supported by the mattress support frame and a headboard (55, 115) and a footboard (56, 116) provided on opposite ends of the mattress support frame, wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is made of a sheet like material and covers the footboard (56, 116), the headboard (55, 115), the mattress (57, 117, 217) and the mattress support frame such that the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) extends from the top of the bed (51, 111, 211, 311) down past the mattress (57, 117, 217), and wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is provided with a fastening device along its periphery (2, 22, 32, 42, 102) that releasably fastens the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) on the bed (51, 111, 211, 311) by cinching the periphery of the bed cover below the mattress support frame, such that the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) provides a barrier between at least the top part of the mattress support frame, the footboard (56, 116), the headboard (55, 115) and the mattress (57, 117, 217) on one side of the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) and the surroundings of the bed (51, 111, 211, 311) on the other side of the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301); wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is dimensioned such that it spans the mattress (57, 117, 217) and bedding from footboard to headboard, such that a central section of the bed cover stays free form the top of the mattress and a space is provided between the top of the mattress and the bedding provided thereupon and the bed cover; wherein the fastening device comprises a cinching cord provided along its contour, for cinching the periphery (2, 22, 32, 42, 102) of the cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) against and below the mattress support frame; wherein the bed cover (1, 21, 31, 41, 101, 201, 301) is a disposable cover made of paper, fiber material or artificial material, such as a flexible plastic composite foil material.