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

KFF Health News – Monday, May 18, 2026
By Cara Anthony

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.

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