System and method for treating and preventing pressure sores in bedridden patients

A system for preventing and treating pressure sores of a patient, comprising:

• an array of expandable and collapsible supports to support and provide pressure relief to a patient in pressure locations where the expandable and collapsible supports support the patient;
• pressure sensors associated with the expandable and collapsible supports to monitor pressure locations where the expandable and collapsible supports support the patient;
• a patient lift movable between the expandable and collapsible supports to raise and lower the patient between at least a position where the patient is primarily supported by the array of expandable and collapsible supports and a position above the expandable and collapsible supports where the patient is primarily supported by the patient lift,
• wherein the array of expandable and collapsible supports include interstitial spaces between the expandable and collapsible supports, and one or more emitters are disposed in the interstitial spaces, the one or more emitters include one or more of air emitters, oxygen emitters, and water emitters.