Comments on: Same-sex partners being denied visiting rights http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/same-sex-partners-being-denied-visiting-rights.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: arfhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/05/same-sex-partners-being-denied-visiting-rights.html#comment-91787 arf Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:25:02 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30050#comment-91787 I just don't understand this. I've not seen hospitals that I've worked in, for decades now.......I've never seen a hospital make an issue out of the family status, for the purpose of visiting. You show up, you say you want to visit so-and-so, you visit. Patient doesn't want visitors, outside of visiting hours, the patient's in the ICU, there's infection control problems, the crowd of visitors is spilling out into the hallway, a few other things, the rules otherwise get in the way. But I've never seen a hospital say you can't visit 'cause you're a gay partner. The hospitals I've worked in, they could care less about that.I dunno, maybe I don't get around. Hospitals I've worked at have other problems to deal with, without making new problems for themselves. Usually dealing with the crowd of visitors out in the hallway, brining in firearms, that sort of thing.Consent on behalf of an incompetent patient may be a sticky issue, but I've just never seen it with visiting. I just don’t understand this. I’ve not seen hospitals that I’ve worked in, for decades now…….I’ve never seen a hospital make an issue out of the family status, for the purpose of visiting. You show up, you say you want to visit so-and-so, you visit. Patient doesn’t want visitors, outside of visiting hours, the patient’s in the ICU, there’s infection control problems, the crowd of visitors is spilling out into the hallway, a few other things, the rules otherwise get in the way. But I’ve never seen a hospital say you can’t visit ’cause you’re a gay partner. The hospitals I’ve worked in, they could care less about that.

I dunno, maybe I don’t get around. Hospitals I’ve worked at have other problems to deal with, without making new problems for themselves. Usually dealing with the crowd of visitors out in the hallway, brining in firearms, that sort of thing.

Consent on behalf of an incompetent patient may be a sticky issue, but I’ve just never seen it with visiting.

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