A digital communication module comprising: - an input interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical device, the input interface including at least one of serial input port, an Ethernet input port, and a wireless input port; - an output interface configured for communicative coupling to (i) an electronic medical record, EMR, server via a medical network and (ii) at least one other digital communication module via a wireless proprietary network, the output interface including a wireless output port; - a file configuration manager configured to store at least one configuration file with an identifier of the digital communication module; and - a data manager communicatively coupled to the input interface, the output interface, and the file configuration manager, the data manager configured to: ▪ after being powered on, transmit an awake message to the at least one other digital communication module via the wireless proprietary network, the awake message including the identifier of the digital communication module and a date/time indication of the power on, ▪ receive a response message from each of the at least one other digital communication module via the wireless proprietary network, the response message including an identifier or network address of the respective other digital communication module and a date/time indication as to when the respective other digital communication module was powered on, ▪ receive medical device data from the medical device, ▪ determine the medical device data to be transmitted to the EMR server via a first of the other digital communication modules that has an earliest date/time indication, and ▪ transmit the medical device data to the first digital communication module for transmission to the EMR server. - an input interface configured for communicative coupling to a medical device, the input interface including at least one of serial input port, an Ethernet input port, and a wireless input port; - an output interface configured for communicative coupling to (i) an electronic medical record, EMR, server via a medical network and (ii) at least one other digital communication module via a wireless proprietary network, the output interface including a wireless output port; - a file configuration manager configured to store at least one configuration file with an identifier of the digital communication module; and - a data manager communicatively coupled to the input interface, the output interface, and the file configuration manager, the data manager configured to: ▪ after being powered on, transmit an awake message to the at least one other digital communication module via the wireless proprietary network, the awake message including the identifier of the digital communication module and a date/time indication of the power on, ▪ receive a response message from each of the at least one other digital communication module via the wireless proprietary network, the response message including an identifier or network address of the respective other digital communication module and a date/time indication as to when the respective other digital communication module was powered on, ▪ receive medical device data from the medical device, ▪ determine the medical device data to be transmitted to the EMR server via a first of the other digital communication modules that has an earliest date/time indication, and ▪ transmit the medical device data to the first digital communication module for transmission to the EMR server. ▪ after being powered on, transmit an awake message to the at least one other digital communication module via the wireless proprietary network, the awake message including the identifier of the digital communication module and a date/time indication of the power on, ▪ receive a response message from each of the at least one other digital communication module via the wireless proprietary network, the response message including an identifier or network address of the respective other digital communication module and a date/time indication as to when the respective other digital communication module was powered on, ▪ receive medical device data from the medical device, ▪ determine the medical device data to be transmitted to the EMR server via a first of the other digital communication modules that has an earliest date/time indication, and ▪ transmit the medical device data to the first digital communication module for transmission to the EMR server.