I know a few different families from my high school and church that have used CarePages to keep people updated about how their child was doing. This is a wonderful way for the family to share with people even when they are busy, overwhelmed, tired, etc. because it is less intrusive that having people call all the time and have to explain things over and over again. It has been a tremendous blessing and lifted some pressure off of families I know.
It would be a wonderful way for class to follow a classmate who is hospitalized, keep in touch with them, and learn about whatever is going on.

Great and easy website creation; I used this for my EDIT 2000 class and really liked it.

Free Website Creation. From what I've explored so far it is really easy to use! Prompt bubbles pop up to help you.