Air Mattress Systems
Air Mattress Systems include reactive and active support surfaces and are recommended to be used for patients with high to very high risk of pressure injury (15+ Waterlow score). Read More
Medical Air Mattresses in Australia & NZ
There are many benefits that a medical bed air mattress can have for your patients and caregivers. Here at Forte Healthcare, we can provide a hospital air mattress for any client across Australia and New Zealand. With experience exceeding 25 years in the industry, we can help you to select a mattress that meets your exact requirements.
Why Choose a Medical Air Mattress from Forte Healthcare?
A hospital air mattress is an excellent choice for a pressure-relieving air mattress and often a necessity when patients have existing pressure injuries or are at a very high risk of developing them. As the patient is moved, the pressure points can also be changed to offer more relief to the patient. By doing this, the patient is less likely to develop pressure ulcers.
A medical air mattress is used for acute care needs. The Forté medical air mattresses are specifically designed in improvecomfort for the patient and ease of use for the caregiver whilst providing a high level of pressure relief.
An air mattress can be used throughout hospitals, hospices, care homes or for care at home to deliver patients a better experience and consistency of care. They are also easier to transport than heavier mattresses.
At Forte Healthcare, we use the highest quality materials to make our mattresses and other product. When you choose a medical bed air mattress from us, you can be sure that the system has been innovatively designed to bring the very best experiences for your patients. This includes silent operation so that patients are not disturbed and can rest comfortably.
Our mattresses are also available with different options so that we can find the best solution for your patients. Every product is customisable, and this means that we can add any modifications that your patients may require at the manufacturing stage. We know there is no such thing as one size fits all, and we are here to change that with bespoke options for our clients and their patients.
All manufacturing takes place at our factory in New England, NSW. By manufacturing our products here in Australia, it means we can have full control of the product quality, and you can be assured that we work with leading foam, fabric and plastic raw manufacturers to make your mattress out of the highest quality materials.
At Forte Healthcare, we are here to support you as you purchase your medical mattress. We offer a clear consultation process so that we can ensure your patients and caregivers get exactly what they need. With customisable products, it has never been easier to give your patients the best.
Enquire About Our Hospital Air Matresses in Australia Today
Forte Healthcare is proud to have developed longstanding relationships with different healthcare providers in both Australia and New Zealand over the years. It is our commitment, dedication and integrity that allows us to design innovative products that meet patients’ requirements, even when they have complex needs.
You can enquire with us today about our medical air mattresses and other products, and we would be happy to guide you through the process.
Medical Air Mattresses in Australia & NZ
There are many benefits that a medical bed air mattress can have for your patients and caregivers. Here at Forte Healthcare, we can provide a hospital air mattress for any client across Australia and New Zealand. With experience exceeding 25 years in the industry, we can help you to select a mattress that meets your exact requirements.
Why Choose a Medical Air Mattress from Forte Healthcare?
A hospital air mattress is an excellent choice for a pressure-relieving air mattress and often a necessity when patients have existing pressure injuries or are at a very high risk of developing them. As the patient is moved, the pressure points can also be changed to offer more relief to the patient. By doing this, the patient is less likely to develop pressure ulcers.
A medical air mattress is used for acute care needs. The Forté medical air mattresses are specifically designed in improvecomfort for the patient and ease of use for the caregiver whilst providing a high level of pressure relief.
An air mattress can be used throughout hospitals, hospices, care homes or for care at home to deliver patients a better experience and consistency of care. They are also easier to transport than heavier mattresses.
At Forte Healthcare, we use the highest quality materials to make our mattresses and other product. When you choose a medical bed air mattress from us, you can be sure that the system has been innovatively designed to bring the very best experiences for your patients. This includes silent operation so that patients are not disturbed and can rest comfortably.
Our mattresses are also available with different options so that we can find the best solution for your patients. Every product is customisable, and this means that we can add any modifications that your patients may require at the manufacturing stage. We know there is no such thing as one size fits all, and we are here to change that with bespoke options for our clients and their patients.
All manufacturing takes place at our factory in New England, NSW. By manufacturing our products here in Australia, it means we can have full control of the product quality, and you can be assured that we work with leading foam, fabric and plastic raw manufacturers to make your mattress out of the highest quality materials.
At Forte Healthcare, we are here to support you as you purchase your medical mattress. We offer a clear consultation process so that we can ensure your patients and caregivers get exactly what they need. With customisable products, it has never been easier to give your patients the best.
Enquire About Our Hospital Air Matresses in Australia Today
Forte Healthcare is proud to have developed longstanding relationships with different healthcare providers in both Australia and New Zealand over the years. It is our commitment, dedication and integrity that allows us to design innovative products that meet patients’ requirements, even when they have complex needs.
You can enquire with us today about our medical air mattresses and other products, and we would be happy to guide you through the process.
Jump to Our Air Mattress Ranges
Powered Hybrid Air Mattress Systems
Forté’s Powered Hybrid range, including Zephair, Zephair Lite, and Aeris, combines advanced foam and air technologies to deliver high-level clinical performance with exceptional comfort and patient compliance.
Hybrid powered systems provide the benefit of active air therapy while maintaining the stability, familiarity, and comfort of a foam foundation. This unique combination enables lower peak pressures, improved pain relief, reduced disturbance, and better overall sleep quality for users in high-care settings.
The flagship Zephair features a near-silent, vibration-free pump paired with a precisely engineered foam and air structure, creating an unparalleled balance of pressure care and comfort. Edge stability is enhanced through a firm foam base and reinforced sides, supporting safer transfers and daily living activities. Zephair Lite delivers the same trusted performance in a lighter, more accessible format, making it ideal for homecare or lower-demand environments.
Aeris extends this versatility by offering dual-care modes, enabling clinicians to switch between reactive and active therapies as client needs evolve. This adaptability makes Aeris a unique solution bridging facility and homecare requirements.
All Powered Hybrid systems are finished with Forté’s Premiflex Ultra hospital-grade covers, engineered for durability, antimicrobial protection, and resistance to harsh cleaning agents. Super Shear inner covers further protect skin and tissue by reducing internal shear forces during repositioning or bed contouring.
Together, Zephair, Zephair Lite, and Aeris set the new benchmark for Powered Hybrid Air Mattress Systems, delivering uncompromising care, safety, and comfort across facility and homecare environments.
Excellent Immersion
Falls Prevention
Shear Mitigation
Active Therapy
Zephair
Unique powered hybrid air mattress system offering unparalleled pain management and patient compliance alongside a high level of pressure care and functional support
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Zephair Lite
The Paediatric or Lite Zephair is a hybrid alternating air mattress with immersion and stability foams to provide optimal pressure relief combined with comfort for individuals between 12 and 90kg
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Aeris
A dual-care mattress offering adaptable pressure care across facility and home settings, combining comfort, safety, and pressure injury prevention with practical, high-level clinical performance.
View ProductPowered Alternating Air Systems
Airmonte; the Forté range of alternating/active alternating air systems or alternating pressure mattresses (APM). The core Airmonte range includes the Airmonte A8, an 8-inch full replacement alternating air mattress, and the Airmonte A5, a 5-inch alternating air mattress overlay.
The Airmonte pressure relieving mattresses are designed to be used for patients scoring 20+ on the Waterlow scale or at very high risk of obtaining a pressure injury.
Airmonte mattresses consist of a series of air cells or cylinders that are placed parallel to each other inside the mattress and are interconnected with air tubes and valves. Powered by a compact pump unit, Air cells inflate and deflate alternating over set periods – as one set of cells inflates, the other set deflates. The constant alternating ‘on-load/off-load’ provides effective pressure relief by regularly removing pressure from every area of the body. In addition to relieving pressure, the alternating rhythm is also designed to promote natural blood flow or reactive hyperaemia which is critical for preventing pressure injuries in immobile patients.
An APM has been proven to provide effective pressure care and play a huge role in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries.
Enhanced Microclimate
Anatomical Support
Active Therapy
Dynamic Air Pump
Airmonte A5 Overlay
5-Inch Alternating Air Overlay delivering effective pressure relief and comfort with simple, silent pump and 22 narrow air cells
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Airmonte A8 Full Replacement
8-Inch Full Alternating Air Pressure Mattress with advanced pump unit providing option functionality for superior patient care.
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Static Air Mattress Systems
Forté’s Static Air systems, including Alaise, Aeris, and Roho, provide advanced pressure redistribution without the need for continuous power. These solutions combine innovative air technologies with proven clinical performance to deliver comfort, safety, and practicality across a wide range of environments.
Static Hybrid designs such as Alaise and Aeris integrate foam with air components to maximise body contact area, reduce peak pressures, and deliver consistent comfort. Alaise offers reliable pumpless reactive therapy, while Aeris adds unique dual-care modes, allowing clinicians to adapt support between reactive and active as patient needs change.
Roho systems provide static air immersion through a network of interconnected air cells. This proven approach ensures exceptional pressure redistribution, making Roho an ideal solution for clients requiring long-term comfort, stability, and skin protection.
Together, these systems are designed for individuals at high to very high risk of pressure injury (on the Waterlow scale), setting a new benchmark for non-powered pressure care across facility, community, and homecare settings.
Easy Repositioning
Safety
Falls Protection
Anatomical Support
Alaise
An advanced Hybrid Static Support Surface utilising a series of 13+ individual Air Cells combining the benefits of foam and air and offering unrivalled pressure redistribution, comfort, and support.
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A dual-care mattress offering adaptable pressure care across facility and home settings, combining comfort, safety, and pressure injury prevention with practical, high-level clinical performance.
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Sovereign ROHO
Offers the highest level of care possible with a static foam support surface – designed to manage micro-climate, shear, support, immersion and pressure redistribution.
View ProductReactive support surfaces
A Reactive support surface is a powered or non-powered support surface with the capability to change its load distribution properties only in response to applied load, for example, the Integrated ROHO systems. Select a reactive support surface for individuals who are able to reposition themselves enough to avoid weight bearing on all areas at risk for pressure ulceration and who have a stable spine.
Active support surfaces
An Active Support Surface changes the load distribution properties of a support surface with or without load by a powered air pump. Power is used to alter the immersion and envelopment characteristics of the surface, control the microclimate, and/or periodically redistribute the pressure.
Alternating powered air mattress systems work by sequentially altering the parts of the body that bear the load and so reduce the duration of loading on the tissue at any given anatomic location.
This is especially required for patients with limited or no mobility. There is good evidence that a support surface with active air therapy or an alternating pressure mattress is superior to a standard hospital mattress (static foam mattress). Some evidence suggests that existing pressure injuries may have fast healing rates on a support surface with active air therapy.
McInnes E, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer SEM, Dumville JC, Middleton V, Cullum N. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2015;9(CD001735). (Level 1a evidence).
Low Pressure Active Therapy
Low Pressure Active therapy is a recently recognised active support surface therapy as one that offers ‘gentle critical care’. Low pressure therapy Is achieved with a lower amplitude of pressure differentiation between inflated and deflated cells (such as an 80/20 ratio). Low Pressure Active therapy offers overall lower peak pressures, and is a function that can achieve better comfort and patient compliance along with a consistent natural blood flow.
The Zephair Gentle Critical Care Air Mattress System use low pressure active therapy.
What does very high risk mean?
‘Risk’ relates to the likelihood of developing a pressure injury. You can determine the risk of your client but conducting a risk assessment – using a risk assessment tool such as the Waterlow along with qualified clinical judgment and knowledge of the client’s history and underlying condition.
On the Waterlow Risk Assessment Tool, typically clients who score up to 20+ are suitable for one of the mattresses within the Air Mattress System range. A very high risk individual typically has no or very limited mobility.
Manufacturing
Forté Healthcare are proudly the only Australian manufacturer undertaking air, foam, and cover production for support surfaces. Our range of air mattress systems include the following categories:
1. Powered Hybrid – Zephair
2. Powered – Airmonte
3. Non-Powered Hybrid – ROHO, Alaise
Hear what Health Professionals say About Forté Healthcare Mattresses…
I really like your products and I have been to training held at AMS. I love the fact your products are Australian made and considered “local” for us in Newcastle.
Occupational Therapist
Newcastle, NSW
Forté Healthcare has been a pleasure to work with – the team is always easy to talk to and quick to respond to questions, queries and issues. We also had difficulty with a product and a new one was delivered the following business day ensuring participant safety and satisfaction.
Occupational Therapist
Sydney, NSW
We are really happy with the mattresses. Fantastic product especially given the short time frame for supply
Facility
Burnett Heads, QLD
You are amazing, it is on site with the client the day after it arrived. Can not thank you enough, really appreciate it. Hope you have a great week, you certainly made mine
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
Great product and Australian made. Locally owned and run as well as being a team of lovely people.
Customer
Sydney, NSW
Customer service is fantastic. Products are of a high quality. A pleasure to deal with Forte.
Distributor
Sydney, NSW
Excellent company to deal with, quick turnaround. Carol fabulous to work with
Distributor
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Have I mentioned what a fabulous company Forte is to deal with? It’s rare these days to have such tremendous support.
Distributor
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Your products are easy to recommend as they are perfect for so many of our clients.
(And it helps that they are made in NSW too)
Distributor
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Always an efficient and reliable service backed up by the personal, genuine communication.
Distributor
Adelaide, SA
You guys are amazing! The service and follow up care is next to none. Love working with you guys!
Occupational Therapist
Sydney, NSW
Really helpful team at Forte, prompt with communication, great product knowledge, and they have gone above and beyond to support our purchase experience.
Aged Care Facility
Melbourne, VIC
I couldn’t speak highly enough of the team at Forte Healthcare. The team are a pleasure to work with, always professional, prompt and knowledgeable in their responses.
If you’re searching for an Australian made QUALITY medical mattress, look no further than Forte Healthcare, you won’t be disappointed!
Distributor
TAS
An awesome team here and some Very, Very innovative products!
Hospital
Sydney, NSW
Love the products, can not fault it in any way, the service from sales staff is exceptional.
Distributor
Townsville, QLD
Always reliable, responsive, knowledgeable, helpful and suppliers of quality products. I’m a Forte fan!
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
An amazing team of experts in the Medical Mattress world, with fantastic products!
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
10/10 for mattress quality and selection and 10/10 for service from Bradley, Carol and Crystal.
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
We love forte !!! Carol and the team at forte are amazing to deal with. The forte products sell themselves.
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
Hear what Health Professionals say About Forté Healthcare Mattresses…
I really like your products and I have been to training held at AMS. I love the fact your products are Australian made and considered “local” for us in Newcastle.
Occupational Therapist
Newcastle, NSW
Forté Healthcare has been a pleasure to work with – the team is always easy to talk to and quick to respond to questions, queries and issues. We also had difficulty with a product and a new one was delivered the following business day ensuring participant safety and satisfaction.
Occupational Therapist
Sydney, NSW
We are really happy with the mattresses. Fantastic product especially given the short time frame for supply
Facility
Burnett Heads, QLD
You are amazing, it is on site with the client the day after it arrived. Can not thank you enough, really appreciate it. Hope you have a great week, you certainly made mine
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
Great product and Australian made. Locally owned and run as well as being a team of lovely people.
Customer
Sydney, NSW
Customer service is fantastic. Products are of a high quality. A pleasure to deal with Forte.
Distributor
Sydney, NSW
Excellent company to deal with, quick turnaround. Carol fabulous to work with
Distributor
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Have I mentioned what a fabulous company Forte is to deal with? It’s rare these days to have such tremendous support.
Distributor
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Your products are easy to recommend as they are perfect for so many of our clients.
(And it helps that they are made in NSW too)
Distributor
Sunshine Coast, QLD
Always an efficient and reliable service backed up by the personal, genuine communication.
Distributor
Adelaide, SA
You guys are amazing! The service and follow up care is next to none. Love working with you guys!
Occupational Therapist
Sydney, NSW
Really helpful team at Forte, prompt with communication, great product knowledge, and they have gone above and beyond to support our purchase experience.
Aged Care Facility
Melbourne, VIC
I couldn’t speak highly enough of the team at Forte Healthcare. The team are a pleasure to work with, always professional, prompt and knowledgeable in their responses.
If you’re searching for an Australian made QUALITY medical mattress, look no further than Forte Healthcare, you won’t be disappointed!
Distributor
TAS
An awesome team here and some Very, Very innovative products!
Hospital
Sydney, NSW
Love the products, can not fault it in any way, the service from sales staff is exceptional.
Distributor
Townsville, QLD
Always reliable, responsive, knowledgeable, helpful and suppliers of quality products. I’m a Forte fan!
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
An amazing team of experts in the Medical Mattress world, with fantastic products!
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
10/10 for mattress quality and selection and 10/10 for service from Bradley, Carol and Crystal.
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
We love forte !!! Carol and the team at forte are amazing to deal with. The forte products sell themselves.
Distributor
Melbourne, VIC
FAQs
- Can I use an electric blanket?
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Yes, if there are no exposed wires and it operates at below 60°C. Please keep pressure care in mind however, consulting with your doctor or healthcare professional first.
- Can your mattresses be made to a custom size?
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Yes, Forté can customise any mattress to suit any bed platform. Customised items will be more expensive than standard sizing and do take longer through production.
- Can I trial your mattresses?
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Yes, most mattresses are available for trial. Contact Forté or your local distributor to make arrangements