I am not a lawyer , but from what I know there are laws in place to protect the privacy of people with mental disabilities. I think your best bet is to ask if there is a patients phone and call it to talk directly to your husband and ask him to fill out a" Release of Information" form if he is coherent enough or again call the hospital and ask to speak to his social worker although let them know that you are not asking about a specific patient just that you want to speak to a social worker then let them know who you are but also let them know that you know they cannot speak about a specific patient but ask them to have him sign the "Release of information " form . I hope this is helpful.