Akron General Health System breaks ground on $43 million emergency department

Lydia Coutre - Cleveland Clinic's Akron General Health System broke ground Friday morning, Nov. 20, on its $43 million emergency department that leaders say will help meet the growing demand for emergency care in the area. The new two-story, 60,000-square-foot emergency department, scheduled to open in fall 2017, more than triples the size of the current space, built in the 1960s, and adds more than 20 patient treatment rooms. "This will bring Summit County a network of emergency care that is as good as you