Abstract: A patient medical monitor that can allow a health care provider to remotely monitor and assist a patient. The patient monitor may be coupled to a provider monitor by a network such as the Internet. The monitor may include a touch screen that displays large icons. Touching an icon may cause the monitor to transmit information to an external source. For example, touching a “HELP” icon may cause the monitor to dial an emergency phone number. The icons are large so that the patient can easily see and read the monitor. The monitor may have a plurality of output ports that can be coupled to medical sensing devices such as an electronic thermometer, pulse oximeter, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, etc. The monitor can convert the input signals from the sensing devices into a format that can be transmitted through the network. The converted sensing input signals can be bundled with other personal data such as name, age, etc.