Hospitals May Consider Relaxing No-Visitor Policies During Pandemic

January 29, 2021

(Medscape) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, hospitals should consider whether their visitor policies are too restrictive and potentially adopt more nuanced policies that account for community transmission of the virus, careful use of personal protective equipment and vaccine status, according to a group of doctors in Canada. Many hospitalized patients lacked support this year and struggled emotionally, particularly in intensive-care units, the group writes in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.