Spark Pediatrics Earns New Investment to Transform Pediatric Access to Skilled Nursing Through PPEC

There are more than three million children in the United States who are defined as “medically complex,” meaning they have life-threatening conditions that affect two or more organ systems, with this number expected to double over the next decade. Two-thirds of these children are covered by Medicaid and struggle to access the skilled nursing services needed to thrive. In addition, these children, because of inadequate access to high-quality nursing care, generate over 40 percent of the overall costs for pediatric care.