Hospital Visitor Restrictions Contribute to Patient and Provider Burnout

Barbara Creed hugging her husband after being released from the hospital

Above photo Barbara Creed. Courtesy of Northwestern Memorial Hospital Barbara Creed walked into Northwestern Memorial Hospital on April 29, 2020, expecting a three-day stay for a minor surgical procedure. Thirty-five years prior, she was diagnosed with progressive scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that can damage the lungs; now, she was on the waiting list for a […]