Database 2 to quantify the availability of pediatric hospital beds within the continental United
States. Ratios of beds per 1000 children (< 18 years old) were calculated by using
population data from the US Census. 3 We excluded psychiatric, chemical-dependence, and
neonatal beds. We report descriptive statistics and/or numbers for states, hospital service
areas, and hospital referral regions. 4 The distance from the centroid of counties to hospitals …