A patient holding hospital unit is described. The patient holding hospital unit has a supporting surface configured to receive a patient and a life support system. The supporting surface has a container restrained to the supporting surface that contains an anesthesia machine, reservoirs and related ducts, perfusion devices, an automatic control system, a power supply unit, a power supply line. The container also has dispensing valves arranged on an external surface of the container together with a control interface and the supply valves and electric connector of the power supply line are arranged at a connecting member adapted to be mounted to a base member configured to supply gases under pressure to the reservoirs and power to the control system.
