TY - JOUR T1 - Resident parents and shorter hospital stay. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 274 LP - 276 DO - 10.1136/adc.64.2.274 VL - 64 IS - 2 AU - M R Taylor AU - P O'Connor Y1 - 1989/02/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/64/2/274.abstract N2 - A total of 586 admissions for 12 medical conditions were reviewed. The stay of children accompanied by a resident parent was 31% shorter than those whose parents were not resident. Resident parents benefit the emotional well being of the child and increase hospital efficiency; accommodation for parents should therefore be an integral part of a unit admitting children. ER -