National Survey of Pediatric Post-Acute Care: An Open-Access Database of Pediatric Facilities We identified and surveyed facilities that provide post-acute care to pediatric patients across the United States and created a database of these findings. For specific methods, please see our manuscript. Please contact us at xxxx@gmail.com File Creation Date: 03/31/2023 Short description of database variables Variable name: STATE Description: Identifies the US state in which the facility resides Values: United States Postal Service state abbreviation Κ Variable name: FAC_NAME Description: Identifies the name of the facility Values: As listed in state registries of licensed health care facilities Κ Variable name: ST_ADR Description: Identifies street address of facility Values: As listed in state registries of licensed health care facilities Κ Variable name: PHONE Description: Identifies phone number of facility Values: As listed in state registries of licensed health care facilities Κ Variable name: INPT_BEDS Description: Number of inpatient beds at facility Values: Inpatient beds as listed in state registries of licensed health care facilities or verified by survey or online, only reflective of pediatric post-acute care beds if STATUS=1 (see below) Κ Variable name: ADMIT_AGE_MIN Description: Minimum age considered for admission to the facility Values: number Κ Variable name: ADMIT_AGE_MAX Description: Maximum age considered for admission to the facility Values: number Κ Variable name: TRACH Description: Facility accepts patients with tracheostomy Values: ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 0= no ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ1= yes ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ2= case-by-case ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ3= unknown ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ Variable name: VENT Description: Facility accepts patients with tracheostomy requiring mechanical ventilation Values: ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 0= no ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ1= yes ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ2= case-by-case ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ3= unknown Κ Variable name: PN Description: Facility accepts patients requiring total parenteral nutrition. Values: ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 0= no ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ1= yes ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ2= case-by-case ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ3= unknown Κ Variable name: STATUS Description: Patient population accepted by facility Values:ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 1= Facility accepts pediatric patients ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 2= Facility accepts adolescent patients ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ3= Facility accepts pediatric patients on a case-by-case basis Κ Variable name: PRVDR_NUM Description: Identification number assigned to a certified provider by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Values:ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 5 or 6-character alphanumeric code ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΤMISSΥ prefix indicates facilities that could not be matched in CMS database Κ Variable name: ZIP Description: Five-digit ZIP code for a facilityΥs physical address Values: ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 5 digit numeric code Κ Variable name: FREE Description: For pediatric facilities only (ie where status=1). Indicates whether facility is free standing or whether post-acute care unit is embedded within another facility. Values: ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ 0= Embedded facility ΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ1= Freestanding facility Κ Variable name: LATITUDE Variable name: latitude Description: Latitude for a facilityΥs physical address Values: Numerical geocode Κ Variable name: LONGITUDE Description: longitude for a facilityΥs physical address Values: Numerical geocode