A non-powered, fixed assembly of devices designed to enable one person to lift and move an incapacitated patient or a person with a disability safely and with minimal physical effort within an area limited by the lifting radius of the system. Also known as a patient hoist, it typically consists of a support base fixed permanently to a ceiling, wall, floor, or piece of equipment such as a bath or the edge of a swimming pool, with a lifting mechanism, mast, boom/lifting arm(s), swivel bar, and patient holding device (e.g., a sling, holder or a frame). The lifting mechanism provides mechanical advantage (e.g., using pneumatic springs) to aid manual movement of components.