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Construction of Affinity Medical Center's
Akron Children's Hospital and Aultman
the Akron General heart and vascular
expanded emergency department is
Hospital have signed a letter of intent for
Center has earned the Joint Commission's
expected to be completed in July. the
akron Children's to operate the inpatient
gold Seal of approval for its heart failure
15,000-square-foot expansion will in-
pediatric unit at aultman. this new agree-
program by demonstrating compliance with
crease the number of eD beds from 16 to
ment expands on the hospitals' five-year
the Joint Commission's national standards
24 and allow the hospital to treat an addi-
collaboration that includes outpatient pe-
for healthcare quality and safety in disease-
tional 10,000-plus patients annually. also
diatric subspecialty services from akron
specific care. the certification award recog-
included in this project is construction of
Children's on the aultman campus for
nizes akron general's dedication to continu-
a third cardiac-catheterization lab directly
families in Stark, Carroll, holmes, Wayne
ous compliance with the Joint Commission's
above the new eD expansion.
and tuscarawas counties.
state-of-the-art standards.
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