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The Lack Of Rehabilitation Beds Is Impacting Patient Safety And Care
A critical lack of rehabilitation beds confines healed patients in hospitals, straining resources and impacting care access. Despite healed injuries, the absence of rehab facilities prevents discharge, leading to backlog, stalled emergency services, and soaring healthcare expenses. This hampers hospital operations, impairs patient flow, and escalates financial burdens, adversely affecting hospital economics. The bottleneck not only hinders patients' return to normalcy but also creates a domino effect, compromising care quality and exacerbating economic challenges for hospitals, accumulating substantial monthly losses.
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A scarcity of rehabilitation beds confines healed patients in hospitals, disrupting care access and causing a backlog. Despite recovery, inadequate rehab facilities hinder discharge, straining emergency services and inflating healthcare costs. This operational bottleneck impairs patient flow, creating financial burdens that significantly impact hospital economics. Delayed discharges affect not only patients' return to normal life but also exacerbate healthcare system strain, impeding overall care quality. This domino effect leads to substantial monthly losses for hospitals, complicating their ability to efficiently manage resources and care for patients in need of acute medical attention.
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