Hospital headwall communication system

A patient support apparatus comprising:

• a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon;
• a first transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a stationary unit mounted in a room of a healthcare facility;
• a second transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with the stationary unit;
• a third transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a local area network of a healthcare facility;
• and
• a controller adapted to perform the following:
• (a) attempt to pair the first transceiver and the stationary unit by sending a pairing key to the stationary unit via the second transceiver;
• (b) if the first transceiver and the stationary unit are successfully paired, to transmit audio signals via the first transceiver to the stationary unit;
• and (c) if the first transceiver and the stationary unit are not successfully paired, to transmit an alert to the local area network via the third transceiver.