hospital visitation
Seeing the sick
Hospital visitation refers to the practice of visiting patients in a hospital, or the policies governing such visits.
Hospitals regulate visitation to balance patient welfare with infection control and medical needs: Visiting hours are from noon to eight.
Visitation rights may be restricted to family members or designated individuals, a policy that has particular significance for unmarried partners and same-sex couples seeking access to loved ones.
- patientAble to wait calmly
- bedsideNear the mattress
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
family · waiting room · parking garage · ICU · intensive care unit · hours · saying goodbye · clergy · chaplain · comfort · recovery · loved ones · hand holding · cards · fruit basket · get well soon · balloons · gown
- LGBTQ rightsgay rights, trans rights, lesbian rights, gay marriage, marriage equality
- parish ministriesyouth group, prayer group, religious education, prayer ministry, campus ministry
- employee benefitshealth insurance, pension, 401k, 401(k), retirement
- gay marriagegay marriage, same-sex wedding, marriage equality, civil union, civil partnership
- LGBTQ+ rightsgay rights, equal rights, lesbian rights, transgender rights, LGBTQ+ rights
hospital visitationrestricted access
Entry limited to authorized individuals
quarantine · locked ward · solitary confinement · social isolation · no contact
hospital visitationoutpatient care
Healthcare without hospitalization
home care · discharge · home hospice · ambulatory care · hospice care
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