9 Telecommunication, locating, nurse call system, productivity and work flow enhancement system, recording system, event processing system, and reporting system for use by hospitals, health care providers, assisted living and managed residential facilities, comprising computer and telephone equipment operating with infrared transmitters and sensors, radio frequency transponders and antennae, visual and audible alarms, pagers, video cameras, data entry devices, remote communicators, remote controllers, and computer software to perform locating functions, to monitor the location of patients, care givers and other personnel within a hospital facility and to integrate, monitor and control use of the foregoing systems