Patient alert and monitoring system

Abstract

A patient alert and monitoring system for use in a hospital, such as, an ICU setting, in which each patient, area, or group is provided with a monitoring system and a distinctive individual alert associated with a particular health care worker. The health care worker, such as a nurse, has a monitor which is connected to the monitoring systems. When a patient requires attention, the distinctive alert associated with that patient is activated on the health care worker's monitor, whereby the worker will be alerted to the particular patient in need of attention without requiring the worker to be at a main or central station. Since each health care worker has its own distinctive alert, other health care workers will know that the alert or alert does not concern them and will not be distracted. A standard alert is included and activated as a back-up to the individual worker alerts.

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