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Impact of restructuring an inpatient pediatric service on length of stay and patient flow

Tahir K. Hameed, Syed F. Jamil, Omar S. Aldibasi and Hamad A. AlKhalaf
Saudi Medical Journal November 2023, 44 (11) 1127-1131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.11.20230511
Tahir K. Hameed
From the Department of Pediatrics (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf); from the College of Dentistry (Aldibasi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Hameed, Jamil, Aldibasi, AlKhalaf), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Syed F. Jamil
From the Department of Pediatrics (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf); from the College of Dentistry (Aldibasi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Hameed, Jamil, Aldibasi, AlKhalaf), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Omar S. Aldibasi
From the Department of Pediatrics (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf); from the College of Dentistry (Aldibasi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Hameed, Jamil, Aldibasi, AlKhalaf), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hamad A. AlKhalaf
From the Department of Pediatrics (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the College of Medicine (Hameed, Jamil, AlKhalaf); from the College of Dentistry (Aldibasi), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Hameed, Jamil, Aldibasi, AlKhalaf), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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