Opioid Crisis: A Hospital on the Front Lines, Determined to Save Children

Practically every corner of Dayton Children’s Hospital in Ohio has had to adapt to the opioid crisis ravaging the community. From the Emergency Department, to the NICU, to the social workers and developmental specialists, the hospital staff is coming up with innovative ways to help the children being impacted by an epidemic.

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