A method of collecting medical sensing data with a patient communication system including a controller disposed within a housing of the patient communication system, the method comprising: receiving first medical data associated with a first modality from a first medical sensing device communicatively coupled to the controller via a first socket; receiving second medical data associated with a second modality from a second medical sensing device communicatively coupled to the controller via a second socket, the second modality being different than the first modality; the controller digitizing the first and second medical data if it is received in analog form; a network communication module disposed within the housing transmitting the digitized first and second medical data onto a data network; the controller automatically communicating with the first and second medical sensing device upon connection to determine a power requirement of the first and second medical sensing device; and providing a power supply unit including an isolating transformer for stepping down an input AC voltage and outputting a dynamical amount of power to a first and second power module (174, 176) to dynamically output a desired voltage at the first and second socket, respectively; the first power module disposed within the housing providing a first dynamic amount of power to the first medical sensing device through the first socket, and the second power module disposed within the housing providing a second dynamic amount of power to the second medical sensing device through the second socket, wherein the second dynamic amount of power is different than the first dynamic amount of power, wherein the first and second dynamic amount of power is based on the power requirement of the first and second medical sensing device, respectively. receiving first medical data associated with a first modality from a first medical sensing device communicatively coupled to the controller via a first socket; receiving second medical data associated with a second modality from a second medical sensing device communicatively coupled to the controller via a second socket, the second modality being different than the first modality; the controller digitizing the first and second medical data if it is received in analog form; a network communication module disposed within the housing transmitting the digitized first and second medical data onto a data network; the controller automatically communicating with the first and second medical sensing device upon connection to determine a power requirement of the first and second medical sensing device; and providing a power supply unit including an isolating transformer for stepping down an input AC voltage and outputting a dynamical amount of power to a first and second power module (174, 176) to dynamically output a desired voltage at the first and second socket, respectively; the first power module disposed within the housing providing a first dynamic amount of power to the first medical sensing device through the first socket, and the second power module disposed within the housing providing a second dynamic amount of power to the second medical sensing device through the second socket, wherein the second dynamic amount of power is different than the first dynamic amount of power, wherein the first and second dynamic amount of power is based on the power requirement of the first and second medical sensing device, respectively.