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In 2017

8% of 1.3 Million Nonobstetric Pediatric Hospital Stays Were Considered Potentially Preventable

Represents about $562 Million in Hospital Costs

Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #259, Characteristics and Costs of Potentially Preventable Inpatient Stays, 2017. https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb259-Potentially-Preventable-Hospitalizations-2017.jsp

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