Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
Let's start with a basic of medical care.

Anything that makes the patient more comfortable physically and mentally assists in the patient's recovery.

Communication with family helps the patient be more comfortable.

Communication with the family helps the patient's family (and by extension the patient) be more comfortable.

There is no electronic reason to ban them.

If you don't like cell phones in hospitals, there's a simple solution. Find a hospital that bans them, and go there.

You'll probably even be able to get a private room at a decent rate, as I don't think they'll have many willing patrons.

So if it was an emergency you would call around to find a hospital that allowed cell phone use?

If you ended up in a hospital that didn't allow cell phone use would you request a transfer.

The hospital I am going to is very small and personal. They dont allow cell phone use... as I said it is a very tiny hospital. it is a half hour away but they offer better personal care than the large hospitals. (at least the ones around here)

See my problem isn't really the people that are AWARE that people around them are sick and what not and they can keep their voice down and their ringers off.... but that is not the majority of people. If everyone had the common sense to turn the ringer off and talk very quietly on a cell phone in a hospital I might not be so objected to it's use in a hospital. BUT too many people seem to be lacking that whole common sense thing and don't understand that not everyone wants to hear their favourite song blaring out of their phone... or how drunk they got last night lol. Especially when they are ill enough to be in the hospital. And since I don't think the Dr's should have to babysit people who don't have common sense... cell phone use should be restricted to private rooms or a cell phone designated area at the very least.