Hospital Helping Patients Get One-On-One Time With Families Through IPad Calls As Health Experts Forecast Third Surge

Los Angeles CA

24 December, 2020

3:21 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles December 23, 2020 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — At many hospitals in the Southland, like USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, healthcare teams are overwhelmed by the number of patients coming in, but they're taking steps to make sure everyone is cared for and gets some TLC. Workers take turns during breaks filling the hallways with music, as cheery decorations draped on desks and equipment soften the critical work they do to keep patients alive. iPads, too, are playing a role in the pandemic by bridging the gap for patients — COVID and non-COVID — who are all isolated due to pandemic restrictions. Read more at CBS Los Angeles