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Making History - Akron Children's Hospital

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Things familiar<br />

Colorful green chandeliers hang from the ceiling to mimic the feel of sitting<br />

beneath a tree in the main lobby of the critical care tower.<br />

Green space<br />

The campus expansion includes plans to close Locust Street between<br />

Exchange and State Streets. A landscaped courtyard will replace the street<br />

between the critical care tower and the main hospital building.<br />

Colorful and open<br />

The post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) will feature a spacious<br />

waiting area and bright interiors.<br />

Did you know<br />

that the new<br />

building will be<br />

368,735 square<br />

feet, which is<br />

the same as:<br />

15,084<br />

Atrium ball machines<br />

6<br />

football fields<br />

78<br />

basketball courts<br />

27<br />

Olympic-sized<br />

swimming pools<br />

7<br />

Goodyear blimps<br />

AKRONCHILDRENS.ORG/GIVING 5<br />

Rooms of their own<br />

Each room in the new neonatal intensive care unit will be private.

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