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The Hospital Costs of High Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness
2024 · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), · EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC), · University of Texas at Austin, · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, · Oregon Health & Science University, · Stanford Medicine, · University of California San Francisco, · Dell Children's Medical Center
This article describes the costs of improving emergency departments (EDs) to better care for children. It explains that having high pediatric readiness in EDs can …
Statewide Pediatric Facility Recognition Programs and Their Association with Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Departments in the United States
2020 · Yale University, · Dell Children's Medical Center, · University of Utah, · University of Texas at Austin, · George Washington University, · Children's National Hospital, · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
This article describes how statewide programs recognize hospitals that are ready to care for children in emergencies. These programs help emergency departments improve their ability …
Nurse Pediatric Competency, Certification, and Continuing Education: Impact on EDs' Pediatric Readiness
2025 · Henry Ford Health System, · EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC), · University of Texas at Austin, · UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, · University of Utah
This article describes how nurses’ skills, certifications, and ongoing education in caring for children affect how well emergency departments (EDs) are prepared to treat pediatric …
Pediatric Readiness in Emergency Medical Services Systems
2020 · American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), · Dell Children's Medical Center
This article explains how emergency medical services (EMS) can better care for children. It describes the need for special training, equipment, and guidelines to help …
Changes in Pediatric Inpatient Capabilities and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness
2025 · University of California San Francisco, · University of Texas at Austin, · University of Utah
This research article describes how many hospitals in the US have lost special units for children between 2013 and 2021. Hospitals that lost these pediatric …
Reframing Disaster Planning with Quality Improvement Methodology Using Family Reunification as a Case Study
2025 · Children's Hospital at Montefiore, · Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, · Dell Children's Medical Center, · Saint Louis University, · Boston Children's Hospital
This research article describes how using quality improvement methods can help make disaster planning better, especially for reuniting families after emergencies. The article uses family …
National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2023 · University of Texas at Austin, · Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center, · University of Utah, · Dell Children's Medical Center
This study examined how well emergency departments in the United States were prepared to care for children during the pandemic. It describes efforts to assess …
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness: A Trauma Center Quality Improvement Initiative
2024 · University of Texas at Austin, · Parkland Health
This article evaluates the impact of a quality improvement initiative on enhancing pediatric readiness in an emergency department. The study, conducted at a Level I …
Overcoming Vulnerabilities in Our Emergency Care System Through Pediatric Readiness
2024 · University of Texas at Austin, · Dell Children's Medical Center
This article explains how many children visit emergency departments (EDs) that see fewer than 10 kids daily. It describes the National Pediatric Readiness Project, which …

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