As America faces unprecedented demographic changes, pediatric healthcare systems find themselves at a critical crossroads. The U.S. population aged 65 and older increased by 3.1 percent to 61.2 million , while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2 percent to 73.1 million between 2023 and 2024. This dual trend of aging baby boomers and declining birth rates presents complex challenges for children’s hospitals nationwide.
At Valley Children’s Healthcare, President and CEO Todd Suntrapak has emerged as a vocal advocate for strategic planning in this new era. “Two centuries of rapid global population growth is coming to an end,” Suntrapak noted in a February 2025 address to the Fresno Rotary Club . His message is clear: health systems must adapt now to a future defined by demographic transformation.
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Originally published at https://www.sfexaminer.com on January 20, 2026.
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