A stock or supply of beds or bedding materials kept available, especially in an institution or warehouse.
From bed + stock (from Old Norse 'stokk' meaning a log or block). This is a rare term used in institutional or commercial contexts to refer to inventory of beds.
Hospital bedstock became a critical metric during pandemics—it's not just about the number of beds, but how quickly they can be prepared, which is why some countries struggled when COVID hit.
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