an internet compatible system and method are presented for displaying medical information derived from a plurality of sources . medical parameters associated with a patient are collected via a communication network , collated and stored in a relational database . a display generator responsive to a user selection operates to generate a display containing acquired patient medical data in a predetermined format along a timeline . a day indicator associated with the displayed patient medical data indicates a currently selected day and at least one of a prior day and a subsequent day relative to the currently selected day . the current day indicator has a display attribute for distinguishing between the prior or subsequent day . the timeline uses the display attribute to distinguish portions of the timeline associated with the current day from a prior or subsequent day . the displayed patient medical data includes particular medical parameters that are acquired within the selected day range and displayed in a desired order together with the timeline .