George Michael Fights For His Life Battling Severe Pneumonia

George Michael is currently at the intensive ward of the AKH hospital in Vienna after falling ill on Monday with pneumonia. He was reportedly in his suite at Vienna's Imperial Hotel when he suddenly felt ill.

The Triadyne Proventa bed

Doctors at the hospital told the media that Michael is currently using a "special £100,000 futuristic hospital bed" called the Triadyne Proventa bed designed to help critically ill patients.

Dr Carol Cooper, told the paper: 'The bed has probably saved his life so far. But he is far from out of the woods yet.'

The futuristic bed, which measures 7ft 6in by 3ft 5in, mimics the body’s natural movements to improve blood and lymph flow. It is also equipped with sophisticated technology to reduce pressure on the patient's lungs.




The bed holds them securely in place using moulded foam, while special Gore medical fabric creates a barrier against bacteria.

It rotates the patient from side to side at 40 degrees or more to increase oxygenation of the blood and stop fluid building up in the lungs.

It has an integrated scale to measure the patient's weight as well as an airflow system that helps maintain skin temperature control and manage moisture levels.

The Triadyne can also transform into a chair or rotate fully upright to enable medical staff to take chest X-rays.

A doctor told Austrian daily Osterreich: 'He is still in intensive care and his condition remains critical. The next 48 hours are going to be crucial in George Michael's recovery.'

He added that it was very possible the singer could still be in hospital at Christmas.