A control station for outputting information relating to a multiplicity of infusion systems to a user includes a data collection section being operatively connectable to a multiplicity of infusion systems via a communication network for receiving data from the infusion systems, an output section for outputting information relating to the multiplicity of infusion systems, and a processing section configured to process data received from the infusion systems. The processing includes relating data received from an infusion system to a status class of a multiplicity of predefined status classes to obtain a status indication for the infusion system, and transmitting the status indication to the output section for outputting the status indication to a user.