Abstract: A supporting table for a recumbent patient has a table plate provided at least along the side edges, and preferably also at the head and foot edges, with a gate member which is pivotally mounted so that it can be fixed in an up position. In this position the gate members not only keep a patient from rolling off the table but they cooperate with a mattress on the table to form a trough in which water may be retained for bathing the patient. The mattress has an outlet for discharging the water after bathing. In the down position of the gate members the mattress edges are also folded downwardly.