title: Multi-institutional approach to regionalization of pediatric critical care. Seven year experience.
abstract: A multi-institutional, pediatric intensive care program initiated in Jacksonville, Florida, is a systematic approach to critical care which avoids costly duplication and provides efficient clinical services and an academic fellowship program. A total of 6,876 consecutive admissions to the two units over a seven-year period are discussed and compared to national data. A coordinated system may provide a model for other communities; however, the ability to expand services in a market where public and private third party funding is being reduced may become a problem.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: DeNicola
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010372:Pediatrics; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D012720:Severity of Illness Index