Kids Keep Getting Stuck in Hospitals, Even After Being Cleared for Discharge

Kids keep getting stuck in Missouri hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge

The hospital bed of a teenager who had to remain there for days after he was cleared for discharge while the grown-ups in his life lined up a safe place for him to go (Cara Anthony/KFF Health News).Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she re…

Kids Keep Getting Stuck in Hospitals, Even After Being Cleared for Discharge

Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment, Quette knew that she and her son’s grandmother could no longer meet his medical needs on their own at their Illinois hom…

Kids keep getting stuck in Missouri hospitals, even after being cleared for discharge - Seward Independent

The hospital bed of a teenager who had to remain there for days after he was cleared for discharge while the grown-ups in his life lined up a safe place for him to go (Cara Anthony/KFF Health News).Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she re…