Overview
- A 12-inch water main burst just before 4 a.m. Saturday across from Cleveland Clinic Akron General’s ER entrance, flooding the first floor.
- Akron water crews pumped out the building as Kenmore Construction excavated to reach and repair the line, with initial repairs estimated at four to six hours.
- Ambulances were diverted Saturday and outpatient cardiac, radiation oncology, and radiology appointments at the downtown campus were canceled.
- The hospital resumed accepting ambulances Sunday, and by Monday outpatient appointments had resumed with most testing unaffected as cleanup continues.
- General visitation remains restricted with limited exceptions, inpatient care was uninterrupted, and Akron General’s Bath, Green, and Stow emergency departments were unaffected.