Medical Staff Share Advice of What Patients Should Really Avoid Doing

“Working in the ER, nothing irks me more than visitors idly chatting on cellphones. They’re not the ones in need, yet their behavior disrupts the care environment and disturbs the ones who are.

Watching visitors prioritizing calls over comforting their ailing loved ones frustrates me deeply. If your presence isn’t for support, exiting the hospital would be appreciated, please and thank you.”