The Mealtime Partner Hospital Bed Hydration System is an assistive drinking aid that provides hands free drinking for those confined to a hospital bed. It was designed to allow a hydration backpack to be mounted to the bed rails of some of the many intelligent hospital beds that are used in hospital intensive care units, cardiac care, surgical centers, and rehabilitation facilities. These state-of-the-art hospital beds are manufactured with plastic bed rails that contain components to make them operate. However, the rails are relatively soft and, therefore, limit the ability to clamp equipment to them because the plastic flexes over time and the items being clamped with standard clamps slip out of position. The Hospital Bed Hydration System is attached to the bed rail using a two point mounting clamp that, once in place, holds its position indefinitely, even if the rails can flex. The Clamp has an Attachment Holder into which is inserted the end of a 22 inch length of flex tube. A Hydration Backpack Unbottle is integrated into this configuration by slotting the drinking tube through the flex tube and hooking the handle of the Unbottle over the clamp. Thus the system is fully integrated and attached securely to the bed. The flex tube allows the drinking tube to be positioned close to the patient’s mouth so that they are free to take a drink at will by simply moving their head.