19/02/2026
“Why can’t the hospital just send them home?”
Because international discharge is not a travel decision.
Even when a foreign national patient is medically stable, discharge cannot proceed without:
• Formal receiving physician acceptance
• Physician-to-physician clinical handoff
• Complete documentation review
• Coordinated medical transport planning
Until that process is complete, the patient remains inpatient.
Cross-border discharge is a clinical and operational process — not simple travel clearance.
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