A patient transfer system (1) is provided. The patient transfer system (1) comprises a lifting mechanism (2), an actuator unit (7) attached to the lifting mechanism (2), two conveyors (8, 8') attached to the actuator unit (7) such that they extend from the actuator unit (7) in a forklift fork-like manner, wherein the conveyors (8, 8') respectively have a conveyor belt (11, 11') and opposite reversing ends (12, 12') reversing the conveyor belt (11, 11'). The actuator unit (7) is configured to move the conveyors (8, 8') such that the reversing ends (12) facing each other are linearly movable towards and apart from each other.
