Sad to break it to you...
He died after years of fighting the illness. As you can see the body on the bed is his grown up body.
Her parents probably take him to different hospital in other city, that’s why MC was not able to meet him and the hospital said he is discharged.
If ghost wear the same clothes as when they died...
The reason for his ghost wearing casual clothes instead of hospital gown...
Probably because he wanted or was allowed to go out for the last time when his diagnosed having only couple days before death.
I remember my brother-in-law asked to eat an instant noodle as his last wish when he was in the hospital after waking up from his comatose. He pass away 1 month after that.

If he grew up, maybe he’s still alive