An electronic device intended to provide an audible sound and/or a visual display, typically coloured flashing lights or scrolling text, to notify a medical professional that (urgent) assistance is needed by a patient. It may be in the form of dome lights, basic visual display screens, and/or beeping devices which are triggered by manual or automatic alert activators (e.g., bedside push-button, ambulatory fall sensor, bed occupancy sensor) [not included]; it may function independently or as a component of a nurse call system via the healthcare facility hardwired or wireless network.