title: How to expand a facility's reach through a dedicated pediatric unit.
abstract: Instead of combining pediatric outpatients with adults to balance patient census, one hospital incorporated outpatient pediatric care into the inpatient unit. The change enabled nurses to provide specialized care in a dedicated area and expanded the hospital's scope of services.
authors.affiliation: Altoona Hospital, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hodan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002648:Child; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015397:Program Evaluation