A system for managing transfer of data in a medical body area network, MBAN, of one or more sensors to wirelessly mobilize a patient, the one or more sensors each comprising a sensor node having a unique identifier and a corresponding network address, the system comprising: a plurality of hubs, including at least a first hub and at least a second hub, each hub having a dual communication interface including an MBAN interface and a short range interface, wherein the first hub is configured to connect to the one or more sensors of the MBAN through its MBAN interface, wherein each hub comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor configured to manage a time division protocol comprising: one or more data timeslots to send or receive data from the one or more sensors, and one or more control timeslots designated to manage transfer of the MBAN within the time division protocol from the first hub to the second hub, the control timeslots including a transmit mode and a receive mode, wherein the first hub is configured to: be associated with the one or more sensors, enable, when in proximity to the second hub, the transmit and receive modes, and transmit an NFC pairing packet of data within the one or more control timeslots, including the unique identifier and corresponding network address of the one or more sensors in the MBAN, from the first hub to the short range interface of the second hub, and receive a swap network request from the second hub, wherein the second hub is configured to: receive the NFC pairing packet of data within the one or more control timeslots, and send the swap network request packet to the first hub in response to the NFC pairing packet received from the first hub. a plurality of hubs, including at least a first hub and at least a second hub, each hub having a dual communication interface including an MBAN interface and a short range interface, wherein the first hub is configured to connect to the one or more sensors of the MBAN through its MBAN interface, wherein each hub comprises a wireless transceiver and a processor configured to manage a time division protocol comprising: one or more data timeslots to send or receive data from the one or more sensors, and one or more control timeslots designated to manage transfer of the MBAN within the time division protocol from the first hub to the second hub, the control timeslots including a transmit mode and a receive mode, one or more data timeslots to send or receive data from the one or more sensors, and one or more control timeslots designated to manage transfer of the MBAN within the time division protocol from the first hub to the second hub, the control timeslots including a transmit mode and a receive mode, wherein the first hub is configured to: be associated with the one or more sensors, enable, when in proximity to the second hub, the transmit and receive modes, and transmit an NFC pairing packet of data within the one or more control timeslots, including the unique identifier and corresponding network address of the one or more sensors in the MBAN, from the first hub to the short range interface of the second hub, and receive a swap network request from the second hub, be associated with the one or more sensors, enable, when in proximity to the second hub, the transmit and receive modes, and transmit an NFC pairing packet of data within the one or more control timeslots, including the unique identifier and corresponding network address of the one or more sensors in the MBAN, from the first hub to the short range interface of the second hub, and receive a swap network request from the second hub, wherein the second hub is configured to: receive the NFC pairing packet of data within the one or more control timeslots, and send the swap network request packet to the first hub in response to the NFC pairing packet received from the first hub. receive the NFC pairing packet of data within the one or more control timeslots, and send the swap network request packet to the first hub in response to the NFC pairing packet received from the first hub.