What are scatter beds and how can I use them for my research project?
A scatter bed is a term used to describe the use of an inpatient bed for research purposes which is not located on the General Clinical Research Center unit. Typically, these beds are located on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit because research subjects would be hospitalized there for medical reasons. Also, because of their special needs, the environment of the General Clinical Research Center would be unsuitable. For scatter beds, the General Clinical Research Center can provide support for ancillary costs (costs of research tests) and limited nursing support for studies.
