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

By: Cara Anthony

Outlets: KFF Health News

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 1,472

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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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 …

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