I'm not a huge fan of clerical collars. But when it comes to seeing people in hospital they do function as a handy "access all areas" backstage pass. That is the upside that helps when you tend to forget visiting times.
The downside is that once you arrive at the bedside, the poor person hooked up to the drip may experience your presence as not unlike a visit from the grim reaper. You can see the cogs whirring … is he here to give me the last rights? Blimey, I didn't think I was that ill. Or is he here to pray with me? And will the person in the next bed think I'm a religious nutter?
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