A patient-nurse communication system installable in a healthcare facility having a plurality of locational areas, the plurality of locational areas comprising at least one nursing unit (152, 154, 156) and a plurality of patient rooms, the system comprising at least one primary user console and a plurality of secondary consoles (142, 144, 146, 170, 176), wherein each nursing unit (152, 154, 156) includes a primary console and each patient room includes at least one secondary console, the system further comprising wireless location tracking receivers and location tracking badges or tags for locating and tracking of staff members, the primary console being configured to route or relay calls or alerts to and from other consoles or other components of the system, each of the plurality of secondary consoles comprising: a housing (374, 472, 752, 764) defining an interior region, the housing being positionable adjacent a patient location of the healthcare facility, a communications port coupled to the housing and configured to connect the secondary console to the patient-nurse communication system, a graphical display (324, 376, 416, 440, 482, 506, 540, 766) supported by the housing, a memory in the housing comprising first computer program logic and second computer program logic, the first computer program logic being configured to associate the secondary console with a first patient room within the healthcare facility, determine whether calls received from the patient-nurse communication system relate to the first patient room, and format information relating to calls that relate to the first patient room for display on the graphical display, the second computer program logic being configured to associate the secondary console with a second patient room spaced from the first patient room, determine whether calls from the patient-nurse communication system relate to the second patient room, and format information relating to calls that relate to the second patient room for display on the graphical display, and electrical circuitry in the housing operable to execute the first computer program logic and the second computer program logic to enable a user to process and manage at the secondary console calls from the patient-nurse communication system that relate to first and second patient rooms, wherein the system is configured to, upon a call or signal being initiated by one of the secondary consoles: - locate a nurse or staff member, using the wireless location tracking receivers and location tracking badges or tags for locating and tracking of staff members, and - route, using the primary console, an appropriate notification to one or more secondary consoles within the closest proximity to the nurse or staff member, wherein the display of the secondary console is configured to notify or communicate the call or signal initiated by another one of the secondary consoles and routed by the primary console. a housing (374, 472, 752, 764) defining an interior region, the housing being positionable adjacent a patient location of the healthcare facility, a communications port coupled to the housing and configured to connect the secondary console to the patient-nurse communication system, a graphical display (324, 376, 416, 440, 482, 506, 540, 766) supported by the housing, a memory in the housing comprising first computer program logic and second computer program logic, the first computer program logic being configured to associate the secondary console with a first patient room within the healthcare facility, determine whether calls received from the patient-nurse communication system relate to the first patient room, and format information relating to calls that relate to the first patient room for display on the graphical display, the second computer program logic being configured to associate the secondary console with a second patient room spaced from the first patient room, determine whether calls from the patient-nurse communication system relate to the second patient room, and format information relating to calls that relate to the second patient room for display on the graphical display, and electrical circuitry in the housing operable to execute the first computer program logic and the second computer program logic to enable a user to process and manage at the secondary console calls from the patient-nurse communication system that relate to first and second patient rooms, wherein the system is configured to, upon a call or signal being initiated by one of the secondary consoles: - locate a nurse or staff member, using the wireless location tracking receivers and location tracking badges or tags for locating and tracking of staff members, and - route, using the primary console, an appropriate notification to one or more secondary consoles within the closest proximity to the nurse or staff member, - locate a nurse or staff member, using the wireless location tracking receivers and location tracking badges or tags for locating and tracking of staff members, and - route, using the primary console, an appropriate notification to one or more secondary consoles within the closest proximity to the nurse or staff member,