作者
Kristin N Ray, Lenora M Olson, Elizabeth A Edgerton, Michael Ely, Marianne Gausche-Hill, Patricia Schmuhl, David J Wallace, Jeremy M Kahn
发表日期
2018/3/1
期刊
The Journal of pediatrics
卷号
194
页码范围
225-232. e1
出版商
Mosby
简介
Objective
To determine the geographic accessibility of emergency departments (EDs) with high pediatric readiness by assessing the percentage of US children living within a 30-minute drive time of an ED with high pediatric readiness, as defined by collaboratively developed published guidelines.
Study design
In this cross-sectional analysis, we examined geographic access to an ED with high pediatric readiness among US children. Pediatric readiness was assessed using the weighted pediatric readiness score (WPRS) of US hospitals based on the 2013 National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) survey. A WPRS of 100 indicates that the ED meets the essential guidelines for pediatric readiness. Using estimated drive time from ZIP code centroids, we determined the proportions of US children living within a 30-minute drive time of an ED with a WPRS of 100 (maximum), 94.3 (90th percentile), and 83.6 (75th …
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