A National Analysis of General Pediatric Inpatient Unit Closures and Openings, 2011–2018
Overall, more GPI units closed than opened, and closures mostly involved hospitals that otherwise remained operational. A hospital's overall financial distress was not associated with GPI unit closures, whereas being owned by a system was associated with fewer closures.
Authors
- Nancy Beaulieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2388-1376)
- Jason Buxbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-6610)
- Sarah McBride (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6099-0320)
- Alyna T. Chien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-8015)
- David Cutler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4949-8917)
- JoAnna K. Leyenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0555-0154)
- Carolyn M. San Soucie
- Olivia Zhao
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-007754
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.65
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Brown University
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality