At the time of discharge, 45% of families completed a survey about their experience. All responded that they were comfortable having their baby treated by an offsite neonatologist via telemedicine and would be comfortable doing it again.
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Additional contributors include: Thomas Chavez, Linda Tesoriero, MD, Shilpa Patil, MD, and Paige Jackson, MD, Division of Neonatology and the Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles; and Istvan Seri, MD, PhD, who was located at CHLA during the study and is now at the Center of Excellence in Neonatology, Saidra Medical and Research Center, Qatar.
About Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named the best children's hospital in California and among the top 10 in the nation for clinical excellence with its selection to the prestigious U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. Children's Hospital is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States. Children's Hospital is also one of America's premier teaching hospitals through its affiliation since 1932 with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
For more information, visit CHLA.org.
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