"if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home." Not everyone is in the hospital as a patient and not every patient is in the hosp

"if you are healthy enough to hit the gym you are healthy enough to go home." Not everyone is in the hospital as a patient and not every patient is in the hospital for something very dire. For example, I was in the hospital for 3 days once getting IV steroids. In between doses and things like blood sugar checks, I had no need to stick around the hospital bed. I truly could have happily and safely walked on a treadmill, for example. This was before most hospitals here had wifi, though, and would have been better than being bored. A few months ago, I was in observation for 6 or so hours due to a medication I was starting. I had a portable heart monitor, and really simply needed hourly blood pressure and pulse checks along with simple access to hospital staff. At one point, my pulse was low and I needed - for my own health - to be active. Luckily, I simply walked around outside, stopped at the kiosk (gas station without the gas), and was back before my next check. I'm sure there are slews of other situations that one needs to be in a hospital, but not necessarily confined to a hospital bed.