A system comprising: a bed having a first radio frequency communication module that has first identification data, the first RF communication module transmitting bed data and the first ID data wirelessly from the bed, the bed having a power cord that carries a transponder; a second RF communication module spaced from the bed and situated adjacent to a wall of a room in which the bed is located, the second RF communication module having second ID data, the second RF communication module receiving the bed data and first ID data transmitted wirelessly from the first RF communication module of the bed; a transponder reader situated adjacent to the wall of the room and configured to read wireless information from the transponder including the first ID data; a communication circuit situated adjacent to the wall of the room, the communication circuit being coupled to the transponder reader and coupled to the second RF communication module, the communication circuit configured to receive the first ID data from the transponder reader and to receive the second ID data from the second RF communication module, wherein the communication circuit pairs the first and second RF communication modules (232, 236) so that the second RF communication module only accepts communication packets from the first RF communication module; the system being characterized in that it additionally comprises: a nurse call module situated adjacent to the wall of the room, the nurse call module being separate from the communication circuit and in communication with the communication circuit, wherein the bed data and the first ID data received at the second RF communication module is sent to the communication circuit which is further configured to convert the wirelessly received bed data and ID data to wired data and, in turn, send the wired data to the nurse call module; and a nurse call server communicatively coupled to the nurse call module, wherein the nurse call server receives the bed data and first ID data from the nurse call module. a bed having a first radio frequency communication module that has first identification data, the first RF communication module transmitting bed data and the first ID data wirelessly from the bed, the bed having a power cord that carries a transponder; a second RF communication module spaced from the bed and situated adjacent to a wall of a room in which the bed is located, the second RF communication module having second ID data, the second RF communication module receiving the bed data and first ID data transmitted wirelessly from the first RF communication module of the bed; a transponder reader situated adjacent to the wall of the room and configured to read wireless information from the transponder including the first ID data; a communication circuit situated adjacent to the wall of the room, the communication circuit being coupled to the transponder reader and coupled to the second RF communication module, the communication circuit configured to receive the first ID data from the transponder reader and to receive the second ID data from the second RF communication module, wherein the communication circuit pairs the first and second RF communication modules (232, 236) so that the second RF communication module only accepts communication packets from the first RF communication module; the system being characterized in that it additionally comprises: a nurse call module situated adjacent to the wall of the room, the nurse call module being separate from the communication circuit and in communication with the communication circuit, wherein the bed data and the first ID data received at the second RF communication module is sent to the communication circuit which is further configured to convert the wirelessly received bed data and ID data to wired data and, in turn, send the wired data to the nurse call module; and a nurse call server communicatively coupled to the nurse call module, wherein the nurse call server receives the bed data and first ID data from the nurse call module. a nurse call module situated adjacent to the wall of the room, the nurse call module being separate from the communication circuit and in communication with the communication circuit, wherein the bed data and the first ID data received at the second RF communication module is sent to the communication circuit which is further configured to convert the wirelessly received bed data and ID data to wired data and, in turn, send the wired data to the nurse call module; and a nurse call server communicatively coupled to the nurse call module, wherein the nurse call server receives the bed data and first ID data from the nurse call module.