A transport device for assisting in the movement of patients, the transport device consisting essentially of a frame that includes a seat portion having a back edge and a back support portion having a bottom edge joined upright to the back edge of the seat portion, each portion being a planar, rigid material, and having a plurality of lift openings disposed through the seat portion and the back support portion, along each side edge and the top edge of the back support portion. The seat portion can have a seat opening in the general shape of a toilet bowl opening, and a removable covering plate configured to be removably placed over the seat opening. A comfort pad can be attached with mechanical fasteners to the top surface of the covering plate.
