Virtual arrhythmia system

A patient arrythmia monitoring system having a plurality of bedside stations (2) that can derive physiological data for a patient (P) coupled thereto, a central station (4), means (B) for providing communication between said bedside stations (2) and said central station (4). Means are provided for analyzing the data from each station. Criteria for the indication of an alarm for a bedside station (2) can be set at that station and at the central station (4). When an alarm is indicated for a bedside station, the data causing it can be viewed at that station as well as the central station. Selected alarm data can be temporarily stored by electronic means (26') in such manner that the data for any bedside station (2) can be recalled at the bedside station from which it came and at the central station. Means (34, 36) are provided for printing the selected alarm data for any bedside station on a separate page.