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U.S. hospitals could not cut pediatric care

By Hicbd
Wed Feb 8 2023 9:31 am

"Adult beds are more lucrative than children’s beds. So as institutions look to boost profit margins, pediatrics is often among the first services to be cut....The E.R. staff at Lowell General Hospital outside Boston had to ask eight hospitals across New England whether they had room for an intubated 2-year-old, according to patient charts reviewed by The Times."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/health/pediatric-closures-hospitals.html
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/care-coordination/hospitals-cut-pediatrics-to-make-room-for-more-lucrative-adult-patients.html
https://khn.org/news/article/hospital-financial-decisions-pediatric-bed-shortage-rsv/

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Hospitals U.S. Congress / Legislative Branch U.S. Healthcare U.S. Laws U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

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