Not only the tablets to talk home and wish but also the real 'family reunions' in the ward. At the time of the Coronavirus, this is also happening inside the Cremona hospital, one of the first to be affected by the epidemic. Just in these days, devices to talk with family members have been distributed in all Covid departments, including the field hospital donated by the American NGO Samaritan's Pursue, to try to alleviate loneliness and make it less heavy. but above all the operators are looking for wives and husbands hospitalized in different rooms to transfer them to a room all to themselves to make sure that, after the critical phase, they can continue their stay a bit as if they had returned to their home. So for Easter a double surprise was reserved for some couples. As happened to Egidio, 79 years old and Anna, 73 and 51 of marriage, separated from Covid-19 since he first entered and the day after her.
They fought their battle against the virus in what was the orthopedics division and she in the wing of the week surgery. Then when their conditions improved, she abandoned the oxygen mask, and while still wearing it, she felt better, they returned together, almost like at home, to back up and comfort each other and they will also be discharged together. Finally they were also able to see, talk, and joke a little, with their daughter and granddaughter helped by Stefania Ferragni head of the Orthopedics: "The emotion was a lot, - reports the operator - there was no lack of tears and joy in the see the faces of their loved ones again .. I was moved, too, almost more than they ".
As for the distribution of tablets in the hospitals of Cremona and Oglio Po, Giuseppe Rossi, general manager of Asst explains: "It is the first time that patients cannot receive visits and we know how important emotional support is. For this reason we are grateful to all the donors who have given us the opportunity to create a contact, even visually, between those who are hospitalized and family members through tablets and mobile phones. We thank them for their foresight and attention ". "In this period characterized by social distancing and a profound change in relational behaviors, - continues Rossi - technology is proving to be fundamental. It is the tool that allows us to shorten the distance, to be able to somehow participate in people's lives. care. This is even more true in a context of hospitalization and isolation. "