Urban-Rural Disparities in Interfacility Transfers for Children During COVID-19

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Presents a study on the rates of rural and urban pediatric interfacility transfers (IFTs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compares IFT rates from before the pandemic. Breaks down rural and urban data by medical complexity, transfer type, and census region, among other measures.

Corrie E. McDaniel, DO,1,2 JoAnna K. Leyenaar, MD, PhD, MPH,3,4 Mersine A. Bryan, et al

Journal of Rural Health, 39(3), 611-616

06/2023

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COVID-19 · Children and youth · Emergency department and urgent care services · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data