Kids Keep Getting Stuck in Hospitals, Even After Being Cleared for Discharge By Cara Anthony May 18, 2026

Kids Keep Getting Stuck in Hospitals, Even After Being Cleared for Discharge Across the country, the practice of allowing children to remain hospitalized “beyond medical necessity” has become a costly problem, and states have struggled to address the issue. https://kffhealthnews.org/health-industry/hospital-boarding-social-stays-children-kids-missouri-illinois/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-81dekOx6AJ-1lLU__20zJjnCedQonJI90Y89Y5Ky2bZwdovsyHkE4F2XcrjWUvK1-QbSGPr01lswH30reK1Uml7zSrig&_hsmi=419243754&utm_content=419243754&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: 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. (Anthony, 5/18)