The number of people receiving treatment at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center -- the renowned research hospital that cares for patients with rare or life-threatening diseases -- has tumbled under the second Trump administration, according to government documents and interviews with current and former NIH employees.

NIH documents viewed by KFF Health News show a pronounced decline in patients at the 200-bed hospital from February through April, a time that coincides with the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) mass firings of government employees, the gutting of scientific research , and the administration's broad crackdown on immigration. The average number of patients being treated daily during that time hovered between 60 and 80, with the April num

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