Children Services adjusts to Akron hospital

YOUNGSTOWN — The loss of Tod Children’s Hospital is making itself felt at Mahoning County Children Services, as the agency adjusts to transporting clients to Akron.

“It’s really causing us a lot of transportation issues,” said Brad Price, chief supervisor of the agency’s intake division. “It’s certainly more time consuming than going to Tod Children’s.”

Akron Children’s Hospital offers some advantages to children services clients in the increased range of services it provides, Price said.

Children services had a coordinated program locally with Forum Health at Tod. The agency also depended on Tod for referrals, in child abuse cases and for infants born to drug-addicted mothers, said Price.

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