A patient care system includes a support, with a lower portion and an upper portion, and a controller. The upper portion is removably mounted to the lower portion wherein the upper portion may be removed from the lower portion. The lower portion of the support is adapted for being supported on a floor or ground surface. The upper portion is also adapted to mount to a fixture when removed from the lower portion and further includes an input connector for coupling to a monitoring device. The controller is in communication with the input connector, which is adapted for coupling the controller with a monitoring device for receiving data from the monitoring device for one of (1) storing, (2) monitoring, and (3) analyzing the received data.