Significant medical advances now enable individuals with pediatric illnesses to survive into
adulthood. Finding medical homes for these individuals often remains challenging. We …

Importance National analyses suggest that approximately 1 in 5 US hospitals closed their
pediatric units between 2008 and 2018. The extent to which pediatric hospitalizations at …

Background General hospitals (GH) provide inpatient care for the majority of hospitalized
children in the United States, yet the majority of hospital pediatrics research is conducted at …

BACKGROUND: Health reform and policy initiatives over the last 2 decades have led to
significant changes in pediatric clinical practice. However, little is known about recent trends …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the rate of increase of the population of adults seeking care as
inpatients in children's hospitals over time. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyzed data …

BACKGROUND Children may be hospitalized at general hospitals or freestanding children's
hospitals. Knowledge about how inpatient care differs at these hospitals is important to …

OBJECTIVE: To examine demographics and trends of financial cost and prominent
diseases/conditions resulting in inpatient hospitalizations for infants, children, and …

In the past, the care of adult patients in children's hospitals was an uncommon occurrence.
However, the face of pediatrics is changing rapidly as advances in care of once-terminal …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patient complexity at US children's hospitals is
increasing. Hospitals experience concurrent pressure to reduce length of stay (LOS) and …

This Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief presents data on
hospital inpatient stays among children aged 17 years and younger in 2012. Data were …