Around the hospital

[Hans Deventer]

Yesterday, the visiting hours were from 11-12 am and 3-7.30pm. So between 12 and 3, I walked around the hospital and found a very nice park. Here are some shots from yesterday.

First, a view from her room, 8th floor.
Second, the hospital. It is an old building that will be completely renewed by 2020. The new part behind it is the medical faculty, it is an academic hospital.
The following ones are pictures from the park next to it.

[Dana Grant]

Yesterday, the visiting hours were from 11-12 am and 3-7.30pm. So between 12 and 3, I walked around the hospital and found a very nice park. Here are some shots from yesterday.

First, a view from her room, 8th floor.
Second, the hospital. It is an old building that will be completely renewed by 2020. The new part behind it is the medical faculty, it is an academic hospital.
The following ones are pictures from the park next to it.


The one with the beautiful flowers is my desktop picture for today. Beautiful!!

So, tell me, are the hospitals there very strict with the visitation hours? I mean, even with family? Here in Tucson my husband or children could stay with me all day and all night if I wanted them to. It sounds like your hospital adheres to the visiting hours, correct?

[Dana Grant]

Hans -- you should find that little family and give them a copy of that picture you took -- what a sweet picture!!! Good eye, Hans!

[Hans Deventer]

So, tell me, are the hospitals there very strict with the visitation hours? I mean, even with family? Here in Tucson my husband or children could stay with me all day and all night if I wanted them to. It sounds like your hospital adheres to the visiting hours, correct?

They do, but not too strict. I can see both sides of the issue. Hannie is in a room with 4 beds, but only 2 people now. The guy in the other bed is a very nice guy, but his visitors make a lot of noise. Just imagine what would happen if he'd have visitors all day, and Hannie is lying there with her headaches........

I've seen that with a Turkish lady in February. Officially, only 2 visitors are allowed at the same time with one patient. However, they bring their entire family. So nurses had to keep sending them away. Listening seems to be a difficult thing.


On the other hand, when we came on Thursday, we were there at 10:30am and I was perfectly welcome to stay with her the whole day.
And on Friday, she only got back from surgery around 7:15pm. So I asked if I could stay a little longer. No problem at all. I eventually left at 8:30.

[Dana Grant]

They do, but not too strict. I can see both sides of the issue. Hannie is in a room with 4 beds, but only 2 people now. The guy in the other bed is a very nice guy, but his visitors make a lot of noise. Just imagine what would happen if he'd have visitors all day, and Hannie is lying there with her headaches........

I've seen that with a Turkish lady in February. Officially, only 2 visitors are allowed at the same time with one patient. However, they bring their entire family. So nurses had to keep sending them away. Listening seems to be a difficult thing.


On the other hand, when we came on Thursday, we were there at 10:30am and I was perfectly welcome to stay with her the whole day.
And on Friday, she only got back from surgery around 7:15pm. So I asked if I could stay a little longer. No problem at all. I eventually left at 8:30.


Yes, I can understand that can be frustrating when people are not considerate of other people in the room. I was just wondering whether they actually come in and ask you to leave when visiting hours are over. It is too bad that people don't take into consideration that the other people in the hospital room with them are actually SICK and probably need some peace and quiet.......That happens here a lot, as well!

[Hans Deventer]

Yes, I can understand that can be frustrating when people are not considerate of other people in the room. I was just wondering whether they actually come in and ask you to leave when visiting hours are over.

Well, sometimes they do. Not often enough though.

[Dave McClung]

.... Yes, it is amazing how some parents will stubbornly use the cell phone in a unit with heart monitors at every bedside....



Do cell phones really have an impact on heart monitors? I have seen the signs in hospitals, but I also see a lot of people using their phones and they don't seem to have any impact.

[Cindi Hammons]

Dave,

The hospital where my husband works has always had a very strict no cell-phone policy. They are relaxing those restrictions as there is no conclusive evidence that cell phones cause problems.

I think every hospital has their own policies.

[David Cash]

Aren't those quiet places to escape the tension of a hospital room a blessing? About 16 years ago, my dad spent several months in a big city hospital, slowly dying of cancer. Strange as it seems, the two-hour route between where I live and that hospital still has a bit of a fond memory for me. There was something restful about it, even though the time I was passing through was terrible.

Hope Hannie did better today.

David Cash

[Marg Webb]

[QUOTE=Hope Hannie did better today.


I WONDER TOO. HOW IS HANNIE THIS PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
WE HAVE BEEN IN PRAYER FOR 24 HOURS off and on. A lot on.!!!
We love you folks.
Marg. and George

[Hans Deventer]

I WONDER TOO. HOW IS HANNIE THIS PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
WE HAVE BEEN IN PRAYER FOR 24 HOURS off and on. A lot on.!!!
We love you folks.
Marg. and George

Thank you so much! She's coming home today. A detailed report can be found here: http://www.naznet.com/community/showthread.php?t=5922

[Donna Adams]

I have a friend who works as a bio-tech med in a hospital. She fixes all kinds of machines, heart monitors, etc. She said cell phones do not interfere with them at all. When she is working on one, and needs assistance, she uses a cell phone to call for help.