Akron Children's Hospital Will Start Accepting Adult Patients To Reduce Hospital Strain

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Akron Children's Hospital will start accepting adult patients to reduce the strain on hospitals that are overcrowded due to COVID-19.

According to Akron Children's, hospitals are preparing for a post-Thanksgiving surge of coronavirus cases. Therefore, Akron Children's has decided it will take both COVID and non-COVID patients under the age of 35. They say hospitals will need 50% more capacity in the next two weeks.

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