Children's Hospital Los Angeles is set to close its Center for Transyouth Health and Development this summer under pressure from the Trump administration, affecting nearly 3,000 patient families. Hospital executives communicated the closure, stating there was no viable alternative to continuing specialized care. This decision, influenced by federal policies and concerns about jeopardizing the safety-net hospital's ability to serve a broader pediatric population, has left families feeling disappointed and fearful about the future of their children's healthcare, especially after a temporary ban on care was lifted earlier this year.
We're just disappointed and scared and enraged," said Maxine, the mother of a current patient, who declined to give her last name for fear of attacks on her son. The challenge is how we break news to this kid who has had such a positive experience with everybody at Children's.
In the email, executives said that continuing to operate the center would jeopardize the hospital's ability to care for "hundreds of thousands" of other children, noting that federal agencies including the Department of Justice, Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had warned of dire consequences for doctors and hospitals providing care opposed by the administration.
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