Inside Hospital, Families Find Refuge With Recliners, Tissues And Cake

(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News)

NEW YORK — Clutching a railing for balance, 89-year-old Alan Epstein searched the hospital waiting rooms for families in distress. He paused when he came across a young woman standing alone in the hallway, making a phone call about her grandfather’s faltering health. Continue reading article here…

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