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Evolving Hospital-at-Home to Meet the Needs of Children

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.20238

November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint describes the hospital-at-home model for delivering hospital-level services in the home, barriers to implementation of pediatric hospital-at-home programs, current opportunities for these programs, and policy changes needed to support their growth and meet the changing needs of pediatric populations.

Corresponding Author: Emma Gerstenzang, MD, Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (gerstenzae@chop.edu).

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