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Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Begins $1.9M Project
BOARDMAN, Ohio -- Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley has begun construction and renovations to the Special Care Nursery and Pediatric Inpatient Unit on its Beeghly campus. The inpatient unit will have more room to expand, while the SCN will provide private rooms for all patient families, officials said.
The budget for the entire project is $1.9 million, and the project is expected to be completed in the fall.
“Our goal is to provide the best possible patient care, and single family rooms help us achieve that objective,” said Lisa Taafe, clinical administrative director. “Research has shown that the infection rate decreases in a single patient room environment, and that they allow families to participate more in the care of their children.”
Both units are located within Building D on the Beeghly campus.
The Special Care Nursery, which is currently located on the third floor, will move to the second floor in the building. It will feature 15 individual patient rooms, including three twin rooms and one isolation room, and a new family overnight room. The inpatient unit will occupy 17 rooms on the third floor, along with six additional rooms being built in the former SCN space. Two of these rooms will accommodate siblings, allowing for families to stay together when brothers/sisters are hospitalized.
Philanthropic support for this project has been provided through a $1 million gift from Eleanor Watanakunakorn. The new Nursery will be named in honor of her granddaughter, Alexis Caroline Watanakunakorn.
“We are extremely grateful to Mrs. Watanakunakorn for this generous gift,” said JoAnn Stock, director of development. “Philanthropic support like this is vital to furthering our mission and ensuring high-quality healthcare is available for families in the Mahoning Valley.”
The gift was made as part of the Building on the Promise: A Vision for our Valley’s Children campaign, which is a multi-year fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $18 million to facilitate ongoing strategic growth and expansion in the Mahoning Valley.
Ranked a Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, Akron Children’s is the largest pediatric provider in northeast Ohio.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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