Tessa Ross from Boardman was diagnosed with a rare heart condition at 3 months of age. Today she is 10 and is doing well. She is a patient of Dr. Grace Smith, cardiologist, and one of the first patients to utilize our newly opened space on the Beeghly campus in Boardman.
In its continuing mission to provide high-quality pediatric care for children in the Mahoning Valley, Akron Children’s Hospital has opened a new 2-story addition for patients. This $20-million construction project adds more than 51,000 square feet to the current Beeghly campus.
The new addition includes 47 exam rooms, including subspecialty and primary care, plus several support testing rooms. The expansion has enabled the hospital to relocate services previously at the Boardman Medical Pavilion to the Beeghly campus, making it convenient for patient families to receive care.
Owen Szari and his mom, Olivia, were one of the first patient families to visit the new cardiology office. Susan Middlestead, technician in the Heart Center, assisted Owen.
These services include allergy, cardiology, genetics, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, orthopedics, physiatry, plastic and reconstructive surgery, pulmonology, sports medicine, and urology – with an additional innovative space for sports rehabilitation.
Kaitlyn Kurdziel of Struthers is rehabilitating a dance injury in the new space, which features equipment specially installed for dancers like her.
Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics (ACHP) Boardman has also moved from its current location in Building C on the Beeghly campus to the new addition, Building A.
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