[Avodah] Accompanying someone to the hospital

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 01:19:41AM -0400, Moshe Y. Gluck wrote:
: A rav I know is of the opinion that anyone in a hospital unaccompanied by
: someone to watch them is in a Safek Sakana, and that one is may (and should)
: accompany them.

I think it would depend on the hospital and its nursing staff. Perhaps as
a default position, when you don't know the hospital, you should assume
the worst. But I would not assume every hospital in every country requires
the patient have an advocate in order for things to get done. Personally,
I have had some positive experiences. If ch"v someone needed one of
those hospitals, would he hold that it is assur to accompany them?

The gemara is so maqpid on making sure the patient is psychologically
reassured, I am surprised that alone is insufficient reason to accompany
them.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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