A therapeutic mattress is providing including an encasing housing a base
layer and a patient support layer in a cavity of the encasing. The base
layer has a foam base member and foam side panels connected to the base
member. The patient support layer is provided above the base layer and
has a plurality of sections or zones. In one embodiment the plurality of
sections is made of an inflatable component, and another of the plurality
of sections is made of a non-inflatable component. In an alternate
embodiment, each of the sections contains an inflatable component. In one
embodiment, the zones of the patient support surface include a head zone
adjacent a head of the mattress, a foot zone adjacent a foot end of the
mattress, a seat zone adjacent the head zone, and a knee zone between the
seat zone and the foot zone.