Healthcare surveillance monitoring system for facility personnel to view and record patients areas and entertainment system for patients viewing and interactions comprised of set top boxes, set-top control devices, control modules, camera control devices, digital/analog surveillance cameras, camera trackers, surveillance software, transmission software and surveillance analysis software, microphones, data input devices, remotes, speaker pillows, call buttons, surveillance selection remote devices, Bluetooth and WIFI transceivers, FOB and RFID interrogators and barcode scanners, voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) and video over Internet protocol devices and software, specialty equipment interfaces, and associated network routers, switches, hubs, connections, routers, databases, CATV modulators, demodulators and head-ends, namely, for the delivery, reception and processing of cable television and entertainment, commercial programming, on demand, special and live event; video and audio surveillance, real-time monitoring and automated archival for mission critical events and health care facility patients, residents and employees, video incident reporting, video validation and documentation reporting; linked infant monitoring between nursery and maternity patient room; patient indicator, diagnostic, clinical information and gauge read-out overlays for surveillance scenes; event prediction analysis and safety, fall warning and prediction; Internet access, video conferencing, patient/family audio/visual communications, email communication, voice and data and information transmission services