Mercy Health - Lorain Announces New Partnership

LORAIN, OH — Mercy Health - Lorain is partnering with a children's hospital to improve access to pediatric care services in Lorain and Oberlin.

Mercy Health announced its collaboration with the Akron Children's Hospital on Friday. Akron Children's will assume operations at three existing Mercy Health pediatric primary care offices, including the Chuang Medical Center in Oberlin, the Bitar Medical Center on Oak Point Road and in the Lorain Hospital Medical Office Building on Kolbe Road in early 2021.

Akron Children's will also offer physician specialty services in Lorain, including pediatric cardiology. Other specialties will be added in the near future.

“We have been fortunate at Mercy Health to provide highly specialized care for newborns at our Level II special care nursery,” said Dr. Marcietta Wilson-Coleman, OB/GYN at Mercy Health – Lorain. “With this affiliation, we will be able to intervene during a mother’s pregnancy, if needed, further emphasizing our ability to foster healthy newborns.”

Akron Children's will also provide its expertise in pediatric emergency medical care at Mercy Health - Lorain. The partnership will see new services offered in the next three to four months.

“Introducing Akron Children’s Hospital to parents and children in Lorain County is truly impactful,” said Dr. Khalid Akbar, pediatrician at Mercy Health – Lorain. “Our parents, who have trusted us for years in caring for their children, now have the ability to access new levels of care right here at home with help from the same providers and staff they know and love.”