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Breaking the Bottleneck: Investigating Delayed Discharges and Their Impact on Healthcare Efficiency in a Small European Acute General Hospital

2026-05-11

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Delayed discharge represents a persistent challenge in healthcare systems, contributing to inefficiencies in hospital bed utilization, increased costs, and reduced patient flow. In small and centralized healthcare systems, these effects may be further amplified due to limited post-acute care capacity and restricted patient redistribution. This study quantified the prevalence of inappropriate hospital days as a pro...

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Literature Corpus work: 1206f6d8-351c-5c57-b0e6-337a65283b75
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202605.0673.v1

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