Defining the Hospitalist Workforce in the Care of Newborns.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pediatric hospital medicine is a rapidly growing new subspecialty. Although many practice newborn care, this subset of hospitalists has not been described. The objective of this study was to define the hospitalist workforce in the care of newborns during the birth hospitalization, including describing job characteristics of newborn hospitalists and nursery sites for clinical practice.

Methods

An 81-question web-based survey was distributed to a convenience sample of 418 hospitalists taking care of newborns during the birth hospitalization in September and October 2024. We performed descriptive statistics and tests of association.

Results

We had 336 respondents, for a response rate of 80%. Among 336 respondents, 451 nursery sites were described. Hospitalists

SUBMITTER: Joshi NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12313079 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature