Patient monitor for monitoring a patient comprising: - a sensor interface configured for receiving sensor signals obtained by one or more sensors for measuring a patient parameter, - a communication interface configured for transmitting information to and receiving information from a central administration system and/or other patient monitors (100b-100n) via a network, - a user interface configured for reception of user input and for output of one or more of - received sensor signals, - information received from said central administration system and/or other patient monitors (100b-100n), and - patient-related data derived from said sensor signals, received information and/or user input, - a patient identification unit configured for identifying the patient to be monitored, - a processor configured for processing said sensor signals, received information and/or user input to obtain patient-related data, and - a controller configured for controlling said communication interface to retrieve patient context information including information related to the patient, once the patient has been identified by the patient identification unit, available in said central administration system and other patient monitors (100b-100n) from said central administration system and other patient monitors (100b-100n), and for controlling said processor to take the retrieved patient context information and patient context information derived from the patient monitor itself into account in the processing to obtain patient-related data, wherein said patient context information comprises one or more of vital signs, vital signs histories, alarms, alarm histories, scores, notifications, notification histories, advisories, advisory histories, orders, order histories, work items, work item histories, status reports, patient attribute changes, protocols, protocol selection information, vital trends, alarm, sensor data requests, control data for controlling devices assigned to the patient, administration attributes selected scoring schemes, scoring protocol state. - a sensor interface configured for receiving sensor signals obtained by one or more sensors for measuring a patient parameter, - a communication interface configured for transmitting information to and receiving information from a central administration system and/or other patient monitors (100b-100n) via a network, - a user interface configured for reception of user input and for output of one or more of - received sensor signals, - information received from said central administration system and/or other patient monitors (100b-100n), and - patient-related data derived from said sensor signals, received information and/or user input, - received sensor signals, - information received from said central administration system and/or other patient monitors (100b-100n), and - patient-related data derived from said sensor signals, received information and/or user input, - a patient identification unit configured for identifying the patient to be monitored, - a processor configured for processing said sensor signals, received information and/or user input to obtain patient-related data, and - a controller configured for controlling said communication interface to retrieve patient context information including information related to the patient, once the patient has been identified by the patient identification unit, available in said central administration system and other patient monitors (100b-100n) from said central administration system and other patient monitors (100b-100n), and for controlling said processor to take the retrieved patient context information and patient context information derived from the patient monitor itself into account in the processing to obtain patient-related data,