A patient care equipment support (20, 320) includes power and data connectors (162； 664, 666) configured to be coupled to power and data connectors (160； 660, 662) of patient care equipment (24, 324) when the patient care equipment (24, 324) is coupled to the equipment support (20, 320) to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment (24, 324) and the equipment support (20, 320). The equipment support (20, 320) is transferable between a first device (40, 440), such as a hospital bed, and a second device (42, 442), such as an overhead support arm.
