The University of Maryland Medical Center’s top executive apologized to a patient who was discharged and found on the street wearing only a thin hospital gown and socks outside its midtown ...

Why are hospital gowns always so awful? ... Part of that comes down to a broader cultural shift in which dress codes of all kinds are being questioned and “person-centered” care is on the rise.

The researchers began with qualitative interviews with 10 individuals with “lived experience of wearing hospital clothing,” people with chronic health conditions making hospitalization a more frequent ...

By drawing on their experiences, we hope to better understand how hospital gowns affect their identity, well-being and recovery, with the aim of influencing change to policy and practice in hospitals.