September 2, 2004

There’s a movement to abolish hospital "visiting hours," instead allowing family members to visit patients with no restrictions. Some hospitals have also begun allowing other kinds of visitors as well; the Wall Street Journal recounted this touching vignette:

"Earlier this year, the hospital even began allowing family pets to visit patients. Recently, an elderly woman asked that her Samoyed named Zoe be allowed to visit. After the animal was bathed and vet records showed it to be healthy, the dog was allowed to lay in bed with its owner, who died peacefully a few hours later."

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