Auswirkungen der Schließung der pädiatrischen Abteilung eines Kreiskrankenhauses auf die regionale Versorgung – Analyse der Patientenflüsse.
Luisa Tischler,Angelika Beyer,Kilson Moon,Wolfgang Hoffmann,Neeltje van den Berg · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2023 · Heft S 3 · S. S205 bis S211
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Abstract Background The consequences of economization and staff shortage in the German health care system strongly affect pediatric care structures, especially in rural regions. It is not known how closures of pediatric departments influence patient flows of surrounding hospitals. Here, we investigate the quantitative effects of closure of the pediatric department of a district hospital and the subsequent opening of an alternative inpatient service on the utilization of inpatient and outpatient care services of the two neighboring hospitals and the emergency services of the region. Methodology In the observation…
