A communication hub device for use within a care facility network, the communication hub device comprising: a plurality of connections for connecting to patient devices located in a room of the care facility and for sending data to and/or receiving data from the patient devices, wherein the plurality of connections includes at least four different types of input ports accessible in the room when the communication hub is installed in the room; and a network connection for connecting to the care facility network; wherein the communication hub device is configured to: establish a connection with one or more patient devices; and connect to the care facility network to send patient device data to, and/or receive patient device data from, the care facility network; characterised in that : one of the four different types of input ports includes a 37 pin connection for wired communication with a patient bed; and the communication hub further includes infrared wireless communications circuitry for communicating with the patient bed; and wherein establishing a connection with one or more patient devices comprises forming an ad-hoc network between the communication hub device and the patient bed only upon successful determination of correspondence between the communication hub and the patient bed using infrared signals; wherein the ad-hoc network is a piconet including a Bluetooth connection. a plurality of connections for connecting to patient devices located in a room of the care facility and for sending data to and/or receiving data from the patient devices, wherein the plurality of connections includes at least four different types of input ports accessible in the room when the communication hub is installed in the room; and a network connection for connecting to the care facility network; wherein the communication hub device is configured to: establish a connection with one or more patient devices; and connect to the care facility network to send patient device data to, and/or receive patient device data from, the care facility network; establish a connection with one or more patient devices; and connect to the care facility network to send patient device data to, and/or receive patient device data from, the care facility network; characterised in that : one of the four different types of input ports includes a 37 pin connection for wired communication with a patient bed; and the communication hub further includes infrared wireless communications circuitry for communicating with the patient bed; and wherein establishing a connection with one or more patient devices comprises forming an ad-hoc network between the communication hub device and the patient bed only upon successful determination of correspondence between the one of the four different types of input ports includes a 37 pin connection for wired communication with a patient bed; and the communication hub further includes infrared wireless communications circuitry for communicating with the patient bed; and wherein establishing a connection with one or more patient devices comprises forming an ad-hoc network between the communication hub device and the patient bed only upon successful determination of correspondence between the communication hub and the patient bed using infrared signals; wherein the ad-hoc network is a piconet including a Bluetooth connection. <EOS>