Abstract

Background: Family preferences for location of end-of-life care are important considerations when treating children with life-limiting conditions. Home and hospital have been the most common locations for end of life care in pediatrics. There is limited research on whether families would choose to receive end-of-life care in an inpatient hospice facility if a pediatric-specific facility was available. Objectives: We examined changes in family utilization of inpatient hospice services with the availability of an inpatient pediatric hospice facility (PHF). Prior to opening of the PHF, an adult inpatient hospice …

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