Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, ended pediatric intensive care services in October, part of a national trend forcing critically ill children to travel farther for treatment. Continue reading…
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Missoula Current · Mon 15:07
Hospital beds for the sickest kids are disappearing ↗Truthout · Wed 16:57
Hospitals Nationwide Are Closing Intensive Care Units for Critically Ill Kids ↗Timeline
Wires and corporate press also on it: CBS News
Outlets posting about it
Truthout · Wed 18:00
Hospital units dedicated to treating the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing nationwide. In the past year alone, hospitals have closed pediatric intensive care units for critically ill kids in Montana, Oregon, and Missouri.
KFF Health News · Wed 13:35
When Darby Waldbillig’s toddler struggled to wake up one morning in 2022, Missoula was the Montana family’s closest pediatric critical care option — a 100-mile emergency flight. In October, that unit closed.
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5missoulacurrent.com ↗Hospital units dedicated to treating the nation’s sickest kids are disappearing nationwide. In the past year alone, hospitals have closed pediatric intensive care units for critically ill kids in Montana, Oregon, and Missouri.
truthout.org ↗Hospitals Nationwide Are Closing Intensive Care Units for Critically Ill Kids
Pediatricians expect more cutbacks in the wake of federal Medicaid cuts.
truthout.org ↗When Darby Waldbillig’s toddler struggled to wake up one morning in 2022, Missoula was the Montana family’s closest pediatric critical care option — a 100-mile emergency flight. In October, that unit closed.
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kffhealthnews.org ↗Hospital Beds for the Nation's Sickest Kids Are Disappearing - KFF Health News
Hospitals nationwide are cutting intensive services for kids in critical care. Many cite too few patients, staffing shortages, and money problems. As a result, kids who need lifesaving care must travel farther. Pediatricians expect more cutbacks in the wake of federal Medicaid cuts.
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