A therapy system comprising a pneumatic therapy device , and a patient support apparatus , the patient support apparatus including a removable component, the removable component including a mounting pin operable to engage a mounting hole on a frame of the patient support apparatus, the engagement of the mounting pin to the mounting hole providing an electrical connection such that direct current is transferred from the frame to the component, wherein the removable component includes an air system operable to provide a flow of air to the pneumatic therapy device and a port operable to be engaged by a conduit of the pneumatic therapy device to provide a flow path from the air system to a compression sleeve of the pneumatic therapy device , wherein the therapy system further comprises a user interface supported on the frame , and a controller including a processor and a memory device, the memory device including instructions that are executable by the processor to control a source of pressurized air , an air distribution system, and the user interface , the instructions causing the controller to be operable to detect that an end of the conduit of the pneumatic therapy device has been connected to an outlet of the air distribution system and provide an interface screen on the user interface to allow a user to control the source of pressurized air to operate the pneumatic therapy device to provide therapy to an occupant of the patient support apparatus, characterized in that the memory device includes further instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to monitor for the presence of a pneumatic therapy device , and, if a pneumatic therapy device is detected, initiate a timer to monitor for the initiation of a pneumatic therapy by a caregiver, and if the caregiver does not initiate a pneumatic therapy in a predetermined time, initiate the pneumatic therapy automatically. a pneumatic therapy device , and a patient support apparatus , the patient support apparatus including a removable component, the removable component including a mounting pin operable to engage a mounting hole on a frame of the patient support apparatus, the engagement of the mounting pin to the mounting hole providing an electrical connection such that direct current is transferred from the frame to the component, wherein the removable component includes an air system operable to provide a flow of air to the pneumatic therapy device and a port operable to be engaged by a conduit of the pneumatic therapy device to provide a flow path from the air system to a compression sleeve of the pneumatic therapy device , wherein the therapy system further comprises a user interface supported on the frame , and a controller including a processor and a memory device, the memory device including instructions that are executable by the processor to control a source of pressurized air , an air distribution system, and the user interface , the instructions causing the controller to be operable to detect that an end of the conduit of the pneumatic therapy device has been connected to an outlet of the air distribution system and provide an interface screen on the user interface to allow a user to control the source of pressurized air to operate the pneumatic therapy device to provide therapy to an occupant of the patient support apparatus, characterized in that the memory device includes further instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to monitor for the presence of a pneumatic therapy device , and, if a pneumatic therapy device is detected, initiate a timer to monitor for the initiation of a pneumatic therapy by a caregiver, and if the caregiver does not initiate a pneumatic therapy in a predetermined time, initiate the pneumatic therapy automatically. <EOS>