1. Like other members of the class of 2020, for D’Ayshunah Kind graduation looks different with the COVID-19 pandemic, but that will not stop her from celebrating the major accomplishment.
D’Ayshunah, aka Danah, suffered an anoxic brain injury in middle school that took away her ability to walk and talk, but after years of rehab and hard work, she left the Akron Public Schools with a 3.4 GPA and plans to pursue nursing and modeling.
2. Akron Children’s celebrated 1,000 days without a central line infection.
Known as CLABSI in the hospital setting, central line associated blood stream infections can cause serious harm, extended hospital stays and even death.
3. Maverick is currently in the middle of a lengthy stay in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) after recent heart surgery.
The “rebel” infant, as his mom describes Maverick, is quite popular in the PICU. Clinicians are all smiles behind their masks when they care for the little one.
4. Carlla Detwiler and Patricia Lopp were two complete strangers brought together by an unimaginable adversity: Each carried a baby who had no working kidneys.
By a work of fate, both came to Dr. Shefali Mahesh at Akron Children’s, where the Director of Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis introduced the mothers.
5. To commemorate National Police Week, we saluted our fallen brothers and sisters for their service in uniform to our communities with respect, dignity, compassion and honor. Unfortunately, in 2019, 146 US families felt the loss, including 3 families from the State of Ohio.
Since 1962, National Police Week has paid special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
6. Every day more than 100 housekeepers and other dedicated staff are busy following the latest CDC guidelines and standard work created with our Infection Control experts to keep our hospital facilities clean and safe.
Our Environmental Services team is the best! Can you see their smiles behind the masks?
7. Our audiology department is masking in a way that keeps communication open with patients while still keeping everyone safe. The windowed masks allow those with hearing impairments to lip read while with providers.
Audiologist Maria Leno and patient Layne Livengood look at a color chart to pick out different options for the earmolds (the part of the hearing aid that goes into the ear). Children can pick solid colors, swirl colors, add glitter or stripes.
8. Children and teens experiencing a mental health crisis have a new friend in our B.R.A.V.E. officers. They use violence de-escalation tactics to keep patients and staff safe in a secure environment.
B.R.A.V.E. stands for Behavioral Response Against Violence Escalation. Although their training is rigorous and specific, they noted that sometimes just listening is the most effective tactic.
9. At only 4 months old, Max Stevens was diagnosed with infantile scoliosis, but instead of surgery, Max was able to be treated with a procedure called Mehta casting.
Max’s spinal curve of 44 degrees was reduced to a modest 5 degrees using Mehta casting.
10. We knew it had been a tough time for moms working from home, so on Mother’s Day we gave a shout out to those moms adding this skill to their long list of superpowers.
Machelle Syx, director of corporate alliances in our Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation, and her two kids have worked out a system to manage their days together at home using a daily schedule and behavior chart where they can earn smileys throughout the week.
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