President Obama’s Memorandum on Hospital Visitation

There are few moments in our lives that call for greater compassion and companionship than when a loved one is admitted to the hospital. In these hours of need and moments of pain and anxiety, all of us would hope to have a hand to hold, a shoulder on which to lean -- a loved one to be here for us, as we would be there for them.

The above was taken from the President's memorandum written to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Read the full memorandum at www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-hospital-visitation