title: Pediatric hotline. Meeting community needs while conserving healthcare dollars.
abstract: Faced with the challenge of providing cost effective services, administrators at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada recognized an opportunity to reduce unnecessary emergency visits. A telephone hotline was established to provide parents with reassurance and treatment guidelines that allowed them to care for their children at home.
authors: Medical Information/Poison Control Center, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: V C
authors: VC
authors: Wilkins
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D015277:Hotlines / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009864:Ontario