PURPOSE: To facilitate adaptation even when the number of patients to be monitored increased by making a transmission path of information shared relating to safe management of a hospitalized patient of a hospital, an inmate of an old-age home.

CONSTITUTION: A monitoring apparatus is made up of an interface device 22 which connects organic information processor 20a-20d to detect physical motions, breathing, heart beating and the like of a patient by non-contact and a communication cable 21 and a computer which is provided with a display means connected to the communication cable 21 through the interface devices 22a-22e to monitor information from the organic information processors 20a-20d.