Report: Hospitals clogged by patients with no place to go
BOSTON — More than 1,200 patients are “stuck” in hospitals on any given day as they wait for beds in a post-acute care facilities, community-based settings or psychiatric units, according
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BOSTON — More than 1,200 patients are “stuck” in hospitals on any given day as they wait for beds in a post-acute care facilities, community-based settings or psychiatric units, according
Patients who no longer need expensive, acute care in hospitals are nonetheless occupying 15% of medical-surgical beds in Massachusetts as they wait for discharge plans, causing a chain reaction in the system that requires other patients to get stuck in emergency rooms, according to a new report.
BOSTON — More than 1,200 patients are "stuck" in hospitals on any given day as they wait for beds in a post-acute care facilities, community-based settings or psychiatric units, according
Patients who no longer need expensive, acute care in hospitals are nonetheless occupying 15 percent of medical-surgical beds in Massachusetts as they wait for discharge<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/mass-hospitals-report-major-distress-in-clogged-care-system/">Read More</a>
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