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Western Maryland Health System Closing Pediatric Unit

June 16th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

The Cumberland Times News reports the Western Maryland Health System will close its inpatient pediatric unit this summer because of a decline in admission rates, something officials at a Thursday meeting called a “trend” in U.S. hospitals.

James Karstetter II, the health system’s vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer, along with 10 local pediatricians, addressed community concerns over the upcoming closure during a public meeting held at the hospital’s auditorium on Thursday night. 

According to Karstetter, 86 pediatrics patients were admitted to the health system’s Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in 2017.

One Response to “Western Maryland Health System Closing Pediatric Unit”

  1. June 16, 2018 at 2:15 pm, Mary Riffey said:

    Where are the children going to be treated?

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