Patent ID: 8677528

Claim:
A siderail system of a patient support apparatus, the siderail system comprising a siderail having a siderail opening formed therein and defined by upper and lower rail portions of the siderail, and a sanitizer container positioned within the siderail opening, the sanitizer container including a rear wall, a front wall, a top wall engaged with the upper rail portion, and a bottom wall engaged with the lower rail portion, wherein the sanitizer container is configured to contain a sanitizer substance therein, the sanitizer substance consisting of at least one of a liquid, a foam, and a gel substance, wherein the front wall of the sanitizer container is substantially rigid, is substantially vertical, and faces toward a patient supported on the patient support apparatus and wherein the front wall is formed to include a container opening surrounded on its top, bottom and sides by the front wall, the sanitizer substance being accessible by the patient via insertion of at least a portion of a hand of the patient through the opening at a position between the top and bottom of the opening, wherein the sanitizer substance is dispensed onto the patient's hand inside the sanitizer container at a position lower than the top of the opening and higher than the bottom of the opening.