U.S. Hospitals Lost Almost 30% of Pediatric Inpatient Capacity Over a Decade

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researcher Anna Cushing, MD, collaborated on a study that found U.S. hospitals closed a third of their pediatric inpatient units between 2008 and 2022. The study is a follow-up to Dr. Cushing’s prior lead author publication which evaluated pediatric inpatient availability from 2008 and 2018. “Most emergency department visits for children occur in general hospitals, which have been increasingly transferring children to large pediatric centers for inpatient care,” says Dr. 

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