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Who will care for our sickest children? Pediatric hospitals are turning some of them away.

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion November 09, 2022

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One of us recently cared for a sick toddler and was concerned that the child could have leukemia. This was in a community emergency department just 10 miles from Boston Common — practically a stone’s throw from some of the world’s leading pediatric care centers.Not one of those centers would accept the patient.Emergency physicians like us are comfortable with the initial stabilization and diagnosis of seriously ill or injured children. We... + full article



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