Another heartbreaking impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a man says he couldn't be next to his wife as she passed away Sunday morning at the hospital. GILBERT, Ariz. - Another heartbreaking impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a man says he couldn't be next to his wife as she passed away Sunday morning at the hospital.
Her death was not caused by the virus, but new visitation policies at Banner Health due to the pandemic didn't allow him to see his wife.
According to Banner Health policy, if your loved one is at the end of life, they get one visit from one person for one hour. “They stated that the only way I was gonna be able to be let in the hospital is if she was disconnected and dying," Steven Suida says.