February 12, 2023
Nebraska hospital leaders highlighted an ongoing problem: the inability to discharge certain patients to post-acute facilities for care. According to a report from the Nebraska Hospital Association, there were 227 patients awaiting a discharge last month, nearly half of whom have been waiting a month or more.
The issue is not a new one, but it's one that's gotten a lot worse in the past couple of years due to a number of factors.
Jeremy Nordquist, president of the Nebraska Hospital Association, said the organization started tracking the number of patients awaiting discharge in September and found there are hundreds of them every month.
Nordquist said the challenge has continued to grow and, "it's reaching the point of a crisis." Read more.
