Hospital bed having wireless network connectivity

A hospital bed monitoring system for use in a healthcare facility having a network that includes at least one computer and at least one wireless access point, the hospital bed monitoring system comprising:

• a hospital bed having a frame configured to support a patient and bed circuitry carried by the frame and configured to control a plurality of functions of the hospital bed, the bed circuitry being configured to monitor one or more statuses of the plurality of functions;
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• an interface unit mounted to a wall in a vicinity of the hospital bed, the bed circuitry being configured to receive a wireless signal from the interface unit, the wireless signal including a unique identification (ID) corresponding to a room location, the bed circuitry storing a bed ID, the bed circuitry being configured to transmit the unique ID and the bed ID to the at least one computer via the at least one wireless access point to permit the at least one computer of the network to determine the room location of the hospital bed based on the unique ID and the bed ID, the bed circuitry further being configured to receive a message from the network via the at least one wireless access point indicating that one or more functions of the plurality of functions a are to be monitored by the bed circuitry for respective alert conditions, the bed circuitry being configured to generate an alert if the one or more functions being monitored indicate the respective alert condition.