How many children are hospitalized each year?
More than three million children are treated as inpatients each year in a hospital. What special issues do children’s hospitals focus on? Children’s hospitals focus on research as well as the prevention of childhood injuries, child abuse, and care of special needs for children such as obesity and chronic illnesses like cystic fibrosis. How do children’s hospitals operate differently than those for adults? Children’s hospitals realize that children have different needs than those of adults and require a different environment in order to feel comfortable. The nursing and medical staffs understand that children’s emotional and behavioral requirements differ from adult patients. What role do children’s hospitals play in preventing child abuse? Children’s hospitals are more vigilant about observing for signs of child abuse. One study showed that children’s hospitals were twice as likely to make a diagnosis of child abuse than a regular general hospital. What government program helps the mos
