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The current study is aimed to explore the factors contributing to delayed discharges and to determine the number of exceeded bed days and subsequent cost impact at a government rehabilitation facility in Saudi Arabia. This retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Rehabilitation Hospital of King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh. All the 2285 discharges from inpatient rehabilitation from August 2011 to March 2017 were included in the study. Patients with delayed discharge were identified. Information about the diagnosis and reasons for delayed discharge was obtained from the rehabilitation hospital bed utilization data. The cost impact was calculated based on the number of days patients stayed beyond the estimated length of stay for each diagnosis. Of the 2285 discharges, 531 (23.3%) were delayed. The most common clinical conditions of patients with delayed discharge included spinal cord injury (n\u2009=\u2009168, 31.6%) and traumatic brain injury (n\u2009=\u2009145, 27.3%). The factors that led to delayed discharges were medical complications (n\u2009=\u2009352, 66.7%), organizational factors (n\u2009=\u200983, 15.7%), family factors (n\u2009=\u200946, 8.7%), and external factors (n\u2009=\u200946, 8.7%). A total of 21\u2009817 hospital bed days were exceeded, with an approximate estimated cost of 80 million Saudi Arabian Riyals. Early rehabilitation and enhancement of the discharge process may significantly decrease delayed discharge rates. Strategies need to be adapted to identify patients at risk of delayed discharge based on the factors highlighted in this study. 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