JW Broadcasting - September 2025

[BLEmom]

Just now, LeolaRootStew said:

It could be for liability reasons or privacy reasons. If someone requested a visit from an elder, that may not necessarily indicate she wants to speak to his wife. And wives aren't held to other same standards of privacy, legally speaking, so that could be a factor for why they aren't invited - they may spread information about a Sister's illness that she doesn't want to be public.

It could be part of it for sure.  It could be hospital rules too. 
The visits happen from patient rosters as much as the hospital will allow. If the patient indicates on their entry forms they are JW, then the hospital may share the names on that list. One of the hospitals will share and one no longer shares.
The brothers have special “chaplain” privileges at the hospital. So it’s not that the person is necessarily directly asking for an elder to visit.
I think the servants are allowed to accompany an elder. 
It seems they are treating it more like a shepherding visit now though. The one time we went into a room and we found out it was a couple who were both removed, I just left the room and he did the visit alone. 

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, LeolaRootStew said:

I have never heard of the Patient Visitation Group before. How long has that been happening? It sounds like there could be a lot of overlap with the HLC.

https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=502018515&srcid=share

 

Here is an article about the PVG.

[Andre77]

  ‘ When we’re down and struggling to get up, Jehovah will put his arms beneath us, gently lift us up, and help us to get back on our feet ‘

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Edited 10 hours ago by Andre77