A Statewide Assessment of Pediatric Emergency Care Surge Capabilities

• 2023

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• Joyce Li; Arianne Baker; Gabrielle D'Ambrosi; Michael Monuteaux; Sarita Chung
PMID: 36872285DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-059459

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This study describes a study on pediatric emergency care in Massachusetts. It looks at the number of hospital beds available for children and how hospitals can handle more patients during emergencies. The study found that only 19% of all hospital beds are for kids, and during a disaster, they could add 171 more beds. However, most hospitals lack specialists needed to treat children in emergencies. The report highlights the need for better planning to ensure enough resources are available for children's care during disasters, especially in rural areas where services are limited.
A commentary on this study, "A Timely Assessment of Pediatric Surge Capacity and Capability" can be found at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36872287/

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Treatment; Hospital Bed Capacity; Hospitals; Massachusetts; Pediatrics; Adolescent; Emergency Service, Hospital; Surge Capacity

Institutions: Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN); Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard Medical School

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