Even service dogs are medically prohibited from burn wards, intensive care units, and specialty wards. This is sweet and all, but she doesn't even realize how dangerous this is.
If it were a situation that she was never going to see her dog again I could understand, but most hospice care allows dogs for this reason and the smuggling wouldn't have been necessary. But it's horribly inconsiderate to put other lives in danger just for a visit. Dogs aren't allowed, its not because they want to be mean, her grandma isn't the only one at the hospital and she's putting other people in danger just by bringing the dog, including the next people to stay in a room contaminated by dog dander and hair.
Although I can appreciate the seriousness of this situation to others to some older people an animal is their connection to life, home, comfort and indeed family. Having spent a lot of time in hospital I was delighted when the hospital built an aviary in the centre of the hospital to aide in patient recovery by lessening anxiety and the likes. I can see both sides of the argument.....
If you were unsure of what a like truly meant, now you know.