No visitors allowed: How health systems can better engage patients’ families during a pandemic

Abstract

The ravages of COVID -19 and the no visitor policies that accompany it have forged a tectonic shift in the patient and family experience. This hit home for me with a recent family member health event and hospitalization, leading me to think “we HAVE to do better!” Why should hospitals and health systems care about family involvement during COVID-19? Experience Framework This article is associated with the Patient, Family & Community Engagement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework (https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework). Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this lens.

Keywords

• covid-19
• patient experience
• family satisfaction
• empathy
• communication
• dying
• hospitalization
• physical limitations
• respect
• visitation
• human experience