02-08-2009, 03:29 PM
cbelt3 wrote:Hospital worker here. Not sure where you're getting this.
Hospitals are supposed to restrict visitors when the patient's health is at risk from the visitors. When a patient is dying, they're supposed to open up the doors.
Hospitals make decisions based on legalities and liabilities.
In this particular case it might have been illegal under state law to give access to this family (I don't have enough details to know) but even so with the facts presented any risk manager should have been able to see that they could prove they acted appropriately if visitation was allowed, if necessary.