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As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’?

As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’?

Update: 2022-06-29

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, a narrow view of patients’ and families’ preferences has led to the unjust application of policies meant to accommodate dying patients and their families. Read by author Nora Osman Segar from Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale Medical School.

If you enjoy this essay, order the June 2022 Health Affairs issue.

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As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’?

As Hospitals Restrict Visitors, What Constitutes A ‘Good Death’?

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