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A Review of Visiting Policies in Select Canadian Acute Care Hospitals 
November 2015

In a recent CFHI study of 114 acute-care hospitals across Canada, only 30 of the health-care institutions received top marks for having more patient-centred visiting policies.

The organization would like to see all hospitals in Canada adopt policies that are more welcoming to family and friends, in a bid to maximize patient care. The group is offering resources on its website

Hospitals, regional health authorities and long-term care facilities are also encouraged to sign the Better Together pledge on the CFHI website

Click here to download the full PDF

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2015 at 1:41 pm and is filed under Publisher's Page.