Techniques are provided for adapting the display of patient data based on display screen-real estate and patient monitoring context. In one or more embodiment, a method is provided that comprises determining, by a system comprising a processor, relative priority of subsets of patient data based on patient and medical provider context, and determining, by the system, an arrangement and sizing scheme for displaying the patient data that maximizes usage of available display screen real-estate based on the relative priority of the subsets. The method further comprises displaying, by the system, the patient data on the available display screen real-estate in accordance with the arrangement and sizing scheme.
