Q. What does a Cohen do when he needs to visit a sick relative in the hospital or a spouse? Does it matter what kind of hospital it is. Can you provide considerations for sick kids, mount sinai, baycrest, and toronto general?
Thank you.
A. Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is that a Cohen should only enter a hospital in need. He should also try to spend as little time as possible inside, especially on the corridors. When he enters the intended room to visit, he should maintain the door closed.
There is an ongoing rumor that Horav Gedalia Felder zt”l instituted many years back a double door system on the morgue of Mount Sinai Hospital. However his son, Horav Yaakov Felder Shlit'a could not confirm the veracity of the above or if the system is extant today.
Baycrest Hospital has a hot-line for Cohanim to call and verify if there are any deceased on the premises.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit”a
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