Healthcare surveillance monitoring system comprised of surveillance software, transmission software and surveillance analysis software and related hardware, namely, set top boxes, set-top control devices, control modules, camera control devices, digital/analog surveillance cameras, camera trackers, and, microphones, set-top user controls, remote controls for controlling set-top boxes, pillow speakers and controllers, namely, audio and video controls used at patient beds with set-top box controls for interaction with set-top boxes and with audio speakers; data entry devices, namely, keyboards, mice and touch screen displays, call buttons, surveillance selection remote devices, namely, proprietary and non-proprietary open wireless short range conductivity transceivers and wireless local area network transceivers, FOB and RFID interrogators and barcode scanners, voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) and video over Internet protocol devices, namely, wired or wireless network devices, namely, personal computers, laptops, palmtops, net books, notepads, smart devices, smart books, smart phones, cell phones, specialty equipment interfaces, and associated network routers, switches, hubs, CATV modulators, demodulators and head-ends for the delivery, reception and processing of cable television and entertainment, specifically commercial, on demand, special and live event programming, all for use by healthcare facility personnel in viewing and monitoring patient areas through video and audio surveillance, real-time monitoring for the purpose of video incident reporting, video validation and documentation reporting, infant monitoring between nursery and maternity patient room, event prediction analysis and safety