Shortage of hospital beds for kids
Only a little over a third of all U.S. hospitals offer pediatric services at all.
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:47 PM EDT
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - There’s now a growing shortage of hospital beds for children, including here in Georgia.
Ours is one of 40 states to lose pediatric beds, even since the pandemic.
According to the American Hospital Association, only a little over a third of all U.S. hospitals offer pediatric services at all.
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