New emergency room for kids is on the way

BAKERSFIELD, CA- Memorial Hospital has broken ground on our area's first emergency room exclusively for kids.

It will be called the Robert A Grimm Children's Pavilion for Emergency Care.

Officials say it will be the only dedicated pediatrics emergency department between Los Angeles and Madera.

It will be the latest addition to the Lauren Small Children's Medical Center that will include eight pediatric intensive care beds and 31 beds for seriously ill infants.

Officials