Top Israeli Hospital Now Allowing Families to Visit Dying Coronavirus Patients...

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One of Israel’s largest hospitals has begun to allow close family members to be at the bedside of dying coronavirus patients and is hoping others around the world will begin to follow suit.

“Stories of patients who died alone shocked me as a human and as a [hospital] director,” said Ronni Gamzu, CEO of Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital). “We at Ichilov have formulated guidelines, effective immediately, which will allow family members, wearing full protective gear supplied by the hospital, to say farewell to their loved ones. This is our moral duty as medical staff and as human beings. I believe that the rest of the world will follow our example, as it should.”

https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/04/05/top-israeli-hospital-now-allowing-families-to-visit-dying-coronavirus-patients-encourages-other-facilities-to-follow-suit/

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1. I would gladly die alone if it meant the safety of my loved ones.

I wouldn't want them in that environment.

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2. As a hospice nurse I have seen some patients decide to die at home because they

can't have their large families at the bedside. But, otherwise they might have decided on aggressive treatment that wouldn't in the end be curable.