Akron Children's Boardman expansion to open by April
An expansion project at Akron Children's Hospital in Boardman is getting some financial help with a major donation from a local bank.
Premier Bank donated $50,000 to Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to help the emergency room expansion project.
The ER expansion will triple the square footage of the current space and feature six new patient rooms. The hospital has seen an increased need for care. The project will minimize the time families will have to wait to see a caregiver.
"Currently, we are sized for around 80 patients a day. Pre-covid, our largest to date in a 24-hour period was 210 patients, so we needed more space," said clinical nurse manager Nicole Madison.
"The struggle to keep medical care of this quality this local and the ever-expanding mission that they have here in the Valley, you just can't say enough about it," said Premier Bank CEO Gary Small.
The project is said to be on a budget and ahead of schedule. The new ER expansion is expected to be completed by next April.
