"I was denied admittance at hospital to give last rites to Catholic who requested me'" Story on what happened

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(This is in a longer article at A Priest Life ((((,,)))): “I go into harm’s way to save souls”: I was denied admittance at hospital to give last rites to Catholic who requested me )

I recently answered a call to visit a woman in the hospital who may be in her last days on Earth. She lives in our parish boundaries and had for some time been suffering the battle scars of a struggle against cancer.

A recent treatment with the incorrect chemo had sent the woman’s blood indicators plummeting, leaving her vulnerable. She had been transferred to isolation at the hospital to avoid the added danger of infection.

A family member called on her behalf after confirming the appointment with her. I reported properly masked in what has become “the uniform of the day” to the hospital on a Sunday afternoon.

After an initial request to go to her room was denied, I pressed again. The phone operator at the front desk assured me it was for my “protection” that the patient’s possibly dying request was being denied!
 
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We are blessed here that hospitals have well defined procedures for Priests to bring the Last Rites to people, including those dying from Covid.
 
The headline is misleading. If you read the article, he is eventually permitted access.

In my city, the hospitals have been very cooperative with clergy making visits, for COVID patients and non. I had only one incident where I was being denied entry to see a non-COVID patient for a pre-surgery anointing, and after the shift changed and a new nurse manager came onto his floor, they let me see him.

-Fr ACEGC
 
A father of one of our close friends was in the hospital with a non covid illness. It was fatal. He called for a priest. One came. The priest was turned away. The priest tried for two days with endless calls and attempts and was denied. He remained in the parking lot where he watched new fathers go in, spouses go in and out friends escort ER patients in and out, nurses and staff walk in and out with fast food bags. The man died No admittance. He died without peace.
 
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