TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Collaborating Pediatric Hematology‐Oncology Centers
| Site | Country | Country Income Level | Hospital Type | No. of PHO Beds | Average Floor Nursing Ratio: 1 Nurse/X Patients | No. of PICU Beds | PEWS Implemented at Start of Study Period | No. of Annual New Pediatric Cancer Diagnoses, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Mexico | UMIC | Oncology | 8 | 6 | 4 | No | 23 |
| B | Mexico | UMIC | Pediatric | 26 | 3 | 8 | No | 75 |
| C | Guatemala | UMIC | PHO | 58 | 4 | 9 | Yes | 513 |
| D | Haiti | LIC | Women/children | 13 | 13 | 20 | No | 85 |
| E | Mexico | UMIC | General | 12 | 5 | 8 | No | 8 |
| F | Peru | UMIC | Oncology | 50 | 8 | 16 | No | 800 |
| G | Nicaragua | LMIC | Pediatric | 45 | 15 | 27 | No | 253 |
| H | Panama | HIC | Pediatric | 15 | 9 | 26 | No | 50 |
| I | Mexico | UMIC | PHO | 22 | 4 | 4 | Yes | 61 |
| J | Ecuador | UMIC | Oncology | 46 | 10 | 10 | No | 151 |
| K | Mexico | UMIC | General | 25 | 6 | 5 | No | 58 |
| L | El Salvador | LMIC | Pediatric | 24 | 7 | 16 | No | 200 |
| M | Dominican Republic | UMIC | Pediatric | 23 | 5 | 28 | No | 60 |
| N | Dominican Republic | UMIC | Pediatric | 18 | 12 | 10 | No | 95 |
| O | Honduras | LMIC | General | 22 | 10 | 7 | Yes | 365 |
| P | Mexico | UMIC | General | 10 | 3 | 0 | No | 55 |
Abbreviations: HIC, high‐income country; LIC, low‐income country; LMIC, low‐middle–income country; PHO, pediatric hematology‐oncology; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; UMIC, upper‐middle–income country.