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Rantz: Cruel Providence COVID rule won’t allow senior to visit wife after her stroke
Feb 7, 2022, 6:00 PM | Updated: 7:04 pm
BY JASON RANTZ
The Jason Rantz Show, 3pm-6pm on KTTH
“I’m so broken right now,” George, a 61-year-old retiree emails me as the love of his life recovers from a stroke.
George’s 65-year-old wife was admitted to the hospital, and he is concerned and scared. Thanks to Providence Regional Medical Center’s COVID visitation policy, he’s not allowed to see her. The couple of 38 years may not see one another for three full weeks.
“My wife suffered a life-threatening event. There is no straight answer on how this will end. I am separated from her. She is alone and so scared. And I can do nothing about it, for the first time in my life,” George told the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.
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George is fully vaccinated with three vaccinations. He even suffered from COVID. His wife is also vaccinated and recently recovered from COVID. Still, he’s not allowed to visit. What, exactly, is the threat to the patient?
The spokesperson says when COVID case rates decline, it will be safer to relax the ban on visitors. But Providence Everett won’t explain what the case rate would have to be to reopen.
Snohomish County has seen a dramatic decline in COVID cases since January 15. The omicron wave is decidedly over...
Rantz: Cruel Providence COVID rule won’t allow senior to visit wife after her stroke
Feb 7, 2022, 6:00 PM | Updated: 7:04 pm
BY JASON RANTZ
The Jason Rantz Show, 3pm-6pm on KTTH
“I’m so broken right now,” George, a 61-year-old retiree emails me as the love of his life recovers from a stroke.
George’s 65-year-old wife was admitted to the hospital, and he is concerned and scared. Thanks to Providence Regional Medical Center’s COVID visitation policy, he’s not allowed to see her. The couple of 38 years may not see one another for three full weeks.
“My wife suffered a life-threatening event. There is no straight answer on how this will end. I am separated from her. She is alone and so scared. And I can do nothing about it, for the first time in my life,” George told the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.
...
George is fully vaccinated with three vaccinations. He even suffered from COVID. His wife is also vaccinated and recently recovered from COVID. Still, he’s not allowed to visit. What, exactly, is the threat to the patient?
The spokesperson says when COVID case rates decline, it will be safer to relax the ban on visitors. But Providence Everett won’t explain what the case rate would have to be to reopen.
Snohomish County has seen a dramatic decline in COVID cases since January 15. The omicron wave is decidedly over...
