Objective To introduce the construction scheme of a visual collaborative management platform for smart hospital life support equipment, effectively achieving efficient allocation and collaborative management and promoting refined management of hospital life support equipment. Methods A cloud-based architecture was adopted to achieve visual collaborative functions such as equipment monitoring, allocation, and borrowing through data collection and analysis. The platform was also tested for practical applications. Results This platform was different from traditional hospital equipment management mode, effectively solving problems such as delayed equipment monitoring and uneven utilization. At the same time, it achieved comprehensive monitoring, collaboration, and visual functions of equipment, improved equipment fault handling efficiency and equipment utilization, and provided new ideas and methods for the development of smart hospitals and cross hospital campus. Conclusion The construction of a visual collaborative management platform for life support equipment in smart hospitals is an important task and has broad promotion and application value. The application of this platform will provide more convenient and efficient solutions for hospital equipment management, further promoting the high-quality development of hospitals.