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Extra beds to help overwhelmed hospitals will open at four Pa. sites, including one in Philadelphia

Acting Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter said the sites in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Blair and Clarion Counties will “allow for more rapid discharge of patients from hospitals.”

Springfield Hospital's emergency department is temporarily down due to COVID-19-related staffing shortages.
Springfield Hospital's emergency department is temporarily down due to COVID-19-related staffing shortages.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer