An overbed table having a base specially configured for use with patient beds having one or more retractable under-bed wheel(s) (e.g. a 5.sup.th wheel or drive wheels). The base includes an under-bed portion and an outer portion that may be joined by a transition portion. The under-bed portion is configured to be fitted under a bed when the overbed table is in use. The under-bed portion is supported at its inner end on low friction glides, and has a height that is low enough to pass under raised/retracted under-bed wheels. The outer portion is configured to remain out from beneath the bed and to provide a support structure for a column and a tabletop. The outer portion is raised relative the under-bed portion and is supported upon casters or other rolling elements. The under-bed portion may be generally planar and may include a central portion and a pair of legs.

A pullout lectern and shelf device are disclosed. The lectern is an angled or anglable substantially flat surface or portion thereof which is unobstructed in such a manner as to be designed for paper, books, small items, arms, or the like to rest thereon. A base unit has a top section, middle section, and bottom section, wherein each section has a different circumference than an adjacent section in one embodiment of the disclosed technology. The base unit has at least one shelf, and in some embodiments, three shelves. The lectern is slidably removable from the bottom section. An angle support mechanism attached to the lectern is operable to change an angle of the lectern relative to the base unit. The lectern has a mathematically similar shape to the base unit in some embodiments, this shape being one with at least six sides such as a hexagon or regular hexagon.