A system to monitor a plurality of patients, the system comprising: a plurality of adherent patient devices (100, 100A1-100D4), each adherent patient device comprising a unique device identifier, an adhesive and wireless communication circuitry, said each device configured to adhere to a skin of one of the plurality of patients to measure patient data and support the wireless communication circuitry, the wireless communication circuitry configured to transmit the patient data; a local processor system comprising a tangible medium and at least one display disposed at a monitoring station, the local processor system configured to receive the patient data and display the patient data to a user at the monitoring station; and a plurality of gateways (102, 102A-102D) configured to receive the patient data from the wireless communication circuitry of a paired adherent patient device (100, 100A1 - 100D4) and transmit the patient data to the local processor system, wherein each gateway is positioned at a unique location and wherein each gateway of the plurality of gateways (102A-102D) comprises a unique gateway identifier and wherein each gateway of the plurality of gateways is configured to transmit the unique gateway identifier, the unique device identifier of the paired adherent patient device (100, 100A1 - 100D4) and the associated patient data to the local processor system and wherein the local processor system is configured to determine the location of each patient in response to the unique gateway identifier and the unique device identifier, wherein each adherent patient device is configured to pair with the nearest gateway with the strongest signal; wherein each gateway of the plurality of gateways (102A-102D) is configured to communicate with at least one other gateway of the plurality of gateways (102A-102D) with a mesh wireless communication protocol, such that the patient data can be transmitted indirectly from the gateway to the local processor system via the at least one other gateway; and wherein the at least one other gateway is configured to transmit its unique gateway device identifier with the patient data to indicate which gateways transmit the patient data for each patient to the local processor system. a plurality of adherent patient devices (100, 100A1-100D4), each adherent patient device comprising a unique device identifier, an adhesive and wireless communication circuitry, said each device configured to adhere to a skin of one of the plurality of patients to measure patient data and support the wireless communication circuitry, the wireless communication circuitry configured to transmit the patient data; a local processor system comprising a tangible medium and at least one display disposed at a monitoring station, the local processor system configured to receive the patient data and display the patient data to a user at the monitoring station; and a plurality of gateways (102, 102A-102D) configured to receive the patient data from the wireless communication circuitry of a paired adherent patient device (100, 100A1 - 100D4) and transmit the patient data to the local processor system, wherein each gateway is positioned at a unique location and wherein each gateway of the plurality of gateways (102A-102D) comprises a unique gateway identifier and wherein each gateway of the plurality of gateways is configured to transmit the unique gateway identifier, the unique device identifier of the paired adherent patient device (100, 100A1 - 100D4) and the associated patient data to the local processor system and wherein the local processor system is configured to determine the location of each patient in response to the unique gateway identifier and the unique device identifier, wherein each adherent patient device is configured to pair with the nearest gateway with the strongest signal; wherein each gateway of the plurality of gateways (102A-102D) is configured to communicate with at least one other gateway of the plurality of gateways (102A-102D) with a mesh wireless communication protocol, such that the patient data can be transmitted indirectly from the gateway to the local processor system via the at least one other gateway; and wherein the at least one other gateway is configured to transmit its unique gateway device identifier with the patient data to indicate which gateways transmit the patient data for each patient to the local processor system.