diff --git a/care/facility/api/viewsets/patient_consultation.py b/care/facility/api/viewsets/patient_consultation.py
index 736b6e3d76..dc18b65851 100644
--- a/care/facility/api/viewsets/patient_consultation.py
+++ b/care/facility/api/viewsets/patient_consultation.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def discharge_patient(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         consultation = self.get_object()
         serializer = self.get_serializer(consultation, data=request.data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
-        serializer.save()
+        serializer.save(current_bed=None)
         generate_and_upload_discharge_summary_task.delay(consultation.external_id)
         return Response(status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
diff --git a/care/facility/migrations/0363_auto_20230621_1857.py b/care/facility/migrations/0363_auto_20230621_1857.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b74b7b09ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/care/facility/migrations/0363_auto_20230621_1857.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2023-06-21 13:27
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    def free_discharged_current_beds(apps, schema_editor):
+        PatientConsultation = apps.get_model("facility", "PatientConsultation")
+
+        PatientConsultation.objects.filter(discharge_date__isnull=False).exclude(
+            current_bed=None
+        ).update(current_bed=None)
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("facility", "0362_merge_20230617_1253"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(
+            free_discharged_current_beds, reverse_code=migrations.RunPython.noop
+        )
+    ]