Claire M. Fagin, Powerful Advocate for Nurses and Nursing, Dies at 97

January 17, 2024

An empty hospital bed

(New York Times) – Among other achievements, Dr. Fagin was widely credited with overturning the common practice of strictly limiting parental visits to hospitalized children. She was inspired (and infuriated) by what happened in the early 1960s when she and her husband were visiting their young son Joshua, hospitalized for hernia surgery: They were ordered out of the hospital. (Read More)