Voice recognition for patient care environment

A communication system for a healthcare facility comprising:

• a locating device associated with a user,
• a location monitoring system configured to track a location of the locating device in the healthcare facility,
• an electronic controller including a voice command database having a plurality of voice commands, wherein the electronic controller activates the voice command database when the location monitoring system determines that the user is located in a patient room, and
• a microphone located in the patient room to receive one of the plurality of voice commands, wherein the electronic controller transmits the one of the plurality of voice commands to a remote device positioned outside of the patient room.