ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2018
Access to High Pediatric-Readiness Emergency Care in the United States.
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- Comparing two definitions of pediatric complexity among children cared for in general and pediatric emergency departments in a statewide sample.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023Article
- Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Short-term and Long-term Mortality Among Children Receiving Emergency Care.JAMA network open · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the geographic accessibility of emergency departments (EDs) with high pediatric readiness by assessing the percentage of US children living within a 30-minute drive time of an ED with high pediatric readiness, as defined by collaboratively developed published guidelines. STUDY
designIn this cross-sectional analysis, we examined geographic access to an ED with high pediatric readiness among US children. Pediatric readiness was assessed using the weighted pediatric readiness score (WPRS) of US hospitals based on the 2013 National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) survey. A WPRS of 100 indicates that the ED meets the essential guidelines for pediatric readiness. Using estimated drive time from ZIP code centroids, we determined the proportions of US children living within a 30-minute drive time of an ED with a WPRS of 100 (maximum), 94.3 (90th percentile), and 83.6 (75th percentile).
resultsAlthough 93.7% of children could travel to any ED within 30 minutes, only 33.7% of children could travel to an ED with a WPRS of 100, 55.3% could travel to an ED with a WPRS at or above the 90th percentile, and 70.2% could travel to an ED with a WPRS at or above the 75th percentile. Among children within a 30-minute drive of an ED with the maximum WPRS, 90.9% lived closer to at least 1 alternative ED with a WPRS below the maximum. Access varied across census divisions, ranging from 14.9% of children in the East South Center to 56.2% in the Mid-Atlantic for EDs scoring a maximum WPRS.
conclusionA significant proportion of US children do not have timely access to EDs with high pediatric readiness.
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