Pediatric Hospitalization Trends at Children's and General Hospitals, 2000-2019

JAMA. 2023 Nov 21;330(19):1906-1908. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.19268.

Authors

Michael J Steiner¹, Matt Hall², Ashley G Sutton¹, John R Stephens¹, JoAnna K Leyenaar³, Lindsay Chase¹, Corrie E McDaniel⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
² Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study examines whether pediatric inpatient care has been redistributed from general hospitals into children’s hospitals.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Child
Hospitalization* / trends
Hospitals, General* / trends
Hospitals, Pediatric* / trends
Humans
Retrospective Studies
United States / epidemiology

Grants and funding

K08 HS028683/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States