Original Research

Addressing inpatient crowding by smoothing occupancy at children's hospitals†‡

  1. Evan S. Fieldston MD, MBA, MSHP1,2,3,§,*,
  2. Matthew Hall PhD4,
  3. Samir S. Shah MD, MSCE1,2,5,6,
  4. Paul D. Hain MD7,
  5. Marion R. Sills MD, MPH8,9,10,
  6. Anthony D. Slonim MD, DrPH11,
  7. Angela L. Myers MD, MPH12,13,
  8. Courtney Cannon MBA14,
  9. Susmita Pati MD, MPH15

Article first published online: 24 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.904

Issue

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 8, pages 462–468, October 2011

Additional Information

How to Cite

Fieldston, E. S., Hall, M., Shah, S. S., Hain, P. D., Sills, M. R., Slonim, A. D., Myers, A. L., Cannon, C. and Pati, S. (2011), Addressing inpatient crowding by smoothing occupancy at children's hospitals. J. Hosp. Med., 6: 462–468. doi: 10.1002/jhm.904

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

  2. 2

    Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

  3. 3

    Department of Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

  4. 4

    Department of Child Health Corporation of America, Shawnee Mission, KS

  5. 5

    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

  6. 6

    Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

  7. 7

    Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

  8. 8

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

  9. 9

    Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital—Denver, Aurora, CO

  10. 10

    Children's Outcomes Research Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

  11. 11

    Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital, Roanoke, VA

  12. 12

    Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO

  13. 13

    Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO

  14. 14

    Department of Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

  15. 15

    Division of Primary Care Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook and Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, NY

  1. §

    Telephone: 267-426-2903; Fax: 267-426-0380

*The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd., CHOP North, Room 1516, Philadelphia, PA 19104

  1. †

    Financial Disclosure: Dr. Fieldston received support (salary) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars program from July 2007 to June 2010. Dr. Sills received support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (5R03HS016418). Dr. Shah received support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K01 AI73729) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation under its Physician Faculty Scholar Program. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

  2. ‡

    Conflict of Interest: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests, relationships, and affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 OCT 2011
  2. Article first published online: 24 MAY 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 JAN 2011
  4. Manuscript Revised: 25 DEC 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 28 JUL 2010

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