Reflections on developing a hospital-wide health care transition program
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Pediatric hospitals face challenges in supporting adolescent transitions to adult care. Children's Hospital Los Angeles developed a formalized program, improving transition services for youth with chronic health conditions.
Area Of Science
- Healthcare transition
- Adolescent health
- Chronic condition management
Background
- Pediatric hospitals struggle to provide organized healthcare transitions for adolescents with chronic conditions.
- Systematic transition support programs face challenges in development and sustainability.
Purpose Of The Study
- To reflect on the development of transition services at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) during the 2010s.
- To share lessons learned from building a comprehensive transition program at a large pediatric hospital serving a diverse population.
Main Methods
- Documenting the evolution of transition services at CHLA.
- Highlighting the progression from informal advocacy to a formalized, hospital-wide program.
- Correlating program development with national advances in transition frameworks and research.
Main Results
- CHLA's transition efforts evolved from informal beginnings to a collaborative approach.
- Philanthropic funding enabled the expansion and formalization of transition support.
- A cross-disciplinary program and infrastructure were established to aid adolescent transitions.
Conclusions
- CHLA's journey in developing hospital-wide transition services offers valuable insights.
- Lessons learned can inform other institutions aiming to enhance their transition programs.
- Successful transition support is crucial for adolescents with chronic health conditions entering adult care.
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