Accuracy and Completeness of Intermediate-Level Nursery Descriptions on Hospital Websites.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Birth at hospitals with an appropriate level of neonatal intensive care units is associated with better neonatal outcomes. The primary sources for information about hospital neonatal unit levels for prospective parents, referring physicians, and the public are hospital websites, but the accuracy of neonatal unit capacity is unclear.

Objective

To determine if hospital websites accurately report the capabilities of intermediate (ie, level II) units, which are intended for care of newborns with low to moderate illness levels or the stabilization of newborns prior to transfer.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study compared descriptions of level II unit capabilities on hospital web pages in 10 large states with their respective state-level

SUBMITTER: Goodman DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9171562 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature