The number of U.S. hospitals equipped to handle pediatric cases fell over two decades, data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids’ Inpatient Database showed. From 2003 to 2022, the proportion of hospitals with the broadest range of pediatric services (level 1) decreased by 38%, while the proportion of hospitals with the lowest pediatric capability (level 4) increased by 137%, reported Kenneth Michelson, MD, MPH, of the Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, and colleagues in Pediatrics. In addition, the proportion of level 2 and 3 hospitals decreased by 54% and 48%, respectively.
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Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/118918