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Not everyone knows how to use a computer and the internet these days, but the majority do. Even most seniors are now learning the basics and are able to use email and other means for staying in touch with family and friends. This is especially good when you are not able to get out and about as often as you used to.

Most hospitals include TV rentals now days where you can rent one of those swing arm TVs for your enjoyment should your stay in the hospital  be longer than you wish. For a reasonable fee you can often have a telephone activated that is charged to your home phone so that you have a phone available for keeping in touch with family and friends.

Isn’t it time these institutions offered internet?

People of all ages now keep in touch mainly with email, VOIP telephone such as Skype, MSN Messenger, Facebook and other online communications methods. If you are hospitalized for an extended period of time, shouldn’t it be almost routine these days that this service should be available there?

Many people already have laptop or net book computers that can be easily taken with them no matter where they go. High speed internet is carried by cable or phone line, which most hospitals already have anyway. It shouldn’t be rocket science to be able to add internet to either of these for a reasonable cost.

  Present companies love to rent you TV when you have an extended stay in hospital. Couldn’t internet be offered as well for a reasonable outlay for equipment?  For those that do not wish a continuous internet rental, couldn’t a computer be supplied in one of the recreational rooms that would be available for use now and then?

TVs in the rooms sounded far fetched when they first came out. Maybe this sounds the same way right now. But think about it. The internet with all its available methods is the most important communications method, for businesses, for individuals and it could be for patients. What better way to keep in touch with family and friends, since their lives seem so busy with activities.

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