Shortage of in-home nurses leaves kids waiting in hospital beds. 'The entire system is feeling the pressure.'
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Ricardo Ruiz could have left the hospital two months ago.Instead, the toddler waited while his family searched for a nurse who could help care for him at home.Ricky, as his parents call him, was born prematurely at 27 weeks with underdeveloped lungs.The 15-month-old has a tracheostomy tube in his neck connected to a ventilator that helps him breathe.
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