Welcome to Fluther. This is a great example of what a Fluther question should be. GQ to you for that. Unfortunately I have no idea how to set up such networks. You’ll have to wait for some of the more tech-savvy folk to come here. In the meantime, would it be possible to supply a laptop to each doctor so that when they go on their rounds they can input all the patient info, merging all the info into one single file at the end of the day? I’m sure you must’ve heard of the One Laptop per Child initiative where $100 Laptops are being created for children. Perhaps you could contact an NGO to try to get laptops at a subsidised cost, if not for free. I can see that you’re aiming for something small, so I was wondering if you could try contacting the people who make the ASUS Eee PCs. See whether they can do something for you guys. This way you won’t need to set up a network. Also, forgive me for possibly sounding stupid, but what of just using paper and pen notebooks? Each doctor takes a notebook on his rounds and write down all the info, after which everything gets compiled into an excel file at the end of the day? Tiring and tedious? Definitely. But it’s cheaper than trying to set up a network and definitely cheaper than getting laptops for every doctor (unless you can do it for free). Edit: I checked your account to realise that you’re not that new after all. Whoopsie.