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- Western countries are shifting their immigration policies from welcoming and inclusive ("open doors") to more restrictive and exclusionary ("closed ports").
- Hospitals have also evolved from being closed, regulated environments to more open and welcoming spaces that encourage interaction, reflecting a broader change in perspectives over the past two decades.
- The contrasting concepts of "closed ports" and "open doors" highlight different approaches to similar challenges, prompting a potential comparison between healthcare practices and societal attitudes towards immigration.
Article Abstract
Western countries are today experiencing a profound mutation of their immigration policies. Integration and hospitality have been taken over by closure and rejections. The policy of "closed ports" gained ground as never before. Traditionally, hospitals have imposed rules and restrictions to patients and visitors, ruling and limiting the space and the time offered. In the last two decades, though, a radical change in perspectives of some medical centres allowed a profound transformation of hospitals from closed realms to open spaces where communication and interaction with visitors is desired and encouraged. The policy of "open doors" became widespread and showed benefits in a lot of ways. Noticeably, a profound asymmetry exists between the idea of "closed ports" and "open doors", both representing - albeit in different contexts - opposite solutions for similar issues. It is possible to make a comparison? Can medicine suggest something to society?
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