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The action is partly thanks to the advocacy of Doctor Mindy Lane. Dr. Lane is the Chair of the Surgery Department at Sparrow Hospital.
She said last week she was able to witness the healing power a loved one visiting a patient recovering from COVID-19 can have.
“A daughter came in and she sat by her mom s bedside, and she massaged her hands and painted her nails. It was so uplifting for all of the staff to be able to see that and see how settled her mother was,” Dr. Lane explained.
Over the last nine months, Dr. Lane said, health care providers at Sparrow have been focused on outcomes and how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection in the hospital and the best way to do that was to prevent loved ones from visiting those recovering from coronavirus.