A sick child day care unit in a military hospital.
Sick child day care units have been developed to provide care for children who are excluded from day care because of illness. We implemented a sick child day care unit at a military hospital. In the first year of operation, 526 children were admitted to the unit, with a daily average of 1.9 children and a range of 0-9 children. The most common admission diagnoses were: otitis media (21.3%), upper respiratory infection (19.4%), gastroenteritis (10.6%), and viral syndrome (10.5%). A sick child day care unit in a military hospital can provide a useful service to dependent children, their parents, and the military.
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Sick Child Day Care Unit, Robert L. Thompson Strategic Hospital, Carswell Air Force Base, TX 76127-5300.
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Hoffman
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D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002662:Child Health Services; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant