Akron Children’s Paula Wisniewski, BSN, RN, CPEN, has received the prestigious Delta Omega Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Excellence in Nurse Practice Award. This recognition is a testament to Paula’s extraordinary dedication, expertise and commitment to the field of nursing. Paula has established herself as an indispensable resource in her roles as trauma nurse […]
Archives for 2024
Patients overcome severe burns with minimal scarring thanks to innovative treatment
Appearances can be deceiving. Fifteen-year-old Kane Selinsky appears to be a typical rising sophomore at Tusky Valley High School, where he plays football and baseball and enjoys fishing in his spare time. To see him now, you would never guess the harrowing experience he endured in June 2022. “I was in my backyard burning a […]
Akron Children’s unveils new PET/CT scanner
Akron Children’s is excited to announce the addition of on-site PET (positron emission tomography) scans to its radiology services. According to Dr. Michael Rubin, chair, pediatric radiology, “For a children’s hospital of our size, this was the one imaging modality that we didn’t offer. We had patients who needed PET scans, but we couldn’t perform […]
Protect your little swimmers with this pool safety checklist
Summer vacation is finally here, and swimming pools are beacons of fun for summer adventurers. But unfortunately, mixing kids with water can also result in tragedy. Drowning is the leading cause of death of children ages 1 to 4, with the majority occurring in home swimming pools, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
Akron Children’s staff help patients look and feel their best through culturally competent hair care
When a teen patient asked to have her hair braided by a patient care assistant, the simple request transformed into a larger effort to provide culturally competent hair care to all patients. The team on our 6th floor inpatient unit established a dedicated cabinet in the unit to store a wider variety of hair care […]
Lifelong trust: Local mom chooses her childhood pediatrician for her own kids’ care
For Nicole Bart, choosing a pediatrician for her three children was an easy decision. Dr. Sabrina Ben-Zion, who was Nicole’s pediatrician during her childhood and teenage years, was the natural choice. “My childhood was not ideal. I had a lot of mental and physical health problems because of childhood trauma, and Dr. Ben-Zion helped me […]
