(24/7 News) -- Governor Mike DeWine says the Department of Health is creating a plan to divide Ohio into eight Hospital Preparedness Regions.
DeWine announced the new measure yesterday, which will help hospitals stay within their existing systems and consolidate resources. The three largest zones are centered in Columbus, Cleveland, and the Cincinnati-Dayton regions with the hopes of giving health care providers time to plan for a possible surge in cases.
Franklin County is at the center of Region Four, which also includes Delaware, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Fayette, Madison, Union, Marion, Morrow, Logan, Hardin, Wyandot, and Crawford counties.