Study finds almost one-third of US pediatric inpatient units closed in last decade

Published Date: 04 Dec 2024

From 2008 to 2022, U.S. hospitals closed nearly 30% of pediatric inpatient units but only 4.4% of adult inpatient units, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

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