The hospital social worker spoke with me in a room off the corridor.

She explained visitor restrictions, patient privacy, and how the staff would handle calls from relatives.

They would assess Hannah’s ability to make decisions as her condition changed.

They would not transfer her simply because a husband offered to pay for a different hospital.

I had not mentioned a transfer.

“Has someone asked?”

“The family has contacted the hospital,” she said carefully.

“Those requests go through the clinical team.