Background: Improved outcomes in pediatric to adult-oriented HCT especially for children with special health care needs (SHCN) are a national objective of Healthy People 2020, with only 40% of adolescents with SHCN currently meeting the national core outcomes in pediatric to adult-oriented HCT. Despite the potential of hospitalized AYA being higher utilizers of the health [...]

Background: The rate of young adults with complex medical needs and chronic illnesses hospitalized at children’s hospitals is increasing faster than any other age group of pediatric patients. There have been multiple studies showing the impact of young adult and adult aged patients as they are admitted to a pediatric hospital, however little has been [...]