Patterns of Pediatric Hospitalization in an Inner-City Hospital
Abstract
Between 2000 and 2004, 64.1% of all admissions to
Michigan hospitals for patients 18 years and under were
newborns.
• Teen pregnancy is the second most common cause for
female pediatric hospitalization in Michigan.
• Low socioeconomic status leads to increased admission
to local hospitals.
• Medicaid provides health care services to individuals and
families with low annual incomes and resources and
includes children, pregnant women, parents of eligible
children, and low-income families.
• 19.6% of African Americans have poor health care
insurance or are uninsured. Ethnic disparities in health
care have been associated with a higher risk for
hospitalization.
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