Naomi
I would think they put him in a private room to more or less isolate him to
make sure he wasn't "contagious" or to keep him from other germs..since they
didn't know what his actual diagnoses would be.  Visitors evidently weren't
restricted nor required to wear masks so evidently they decided that may not
be necessary.
  We lived down the street from the Hospital and it wasn't very big in the
late thirties, I assume it's expanded since then so they probably have more
rooms..

I hope he's turning around and making a recovery....
Marilyn

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