PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a board type nurse call master unit capable of displaying a list of patient information while saving the space without the need to increase the number of boards even if the number of beds increases, and a nurse call system including the master unit.SOLUTION: A list display section E1 is included for displaying a list of a patient information display frame P displaying patient information for each patient within the frame. The patient information display frame P is configured by integrally disposing indicators for reporting generation of calls from nurse call slave units in addition to information for grasping a place or a situation. The list display section E1 is a large monitor 31 for displaying various kinds of information as images. An information storage section is included for storing the patient information and a plurality of kinds of patient information display frames P. In accordance with the number of patients to be displayed, the patient information display frames P in a suitable size are selected by a master unit CPU and while using the list display section E1 substantially as a whole, the patient information display frames P of all the patients are displayed as a list.
