The Akron Children’s Simulation Center for Safety and Reliability is among the largest and most advanced training facilities in the region. It includes realistic learning spaces such as patient rooms, a surgical lab, an operating room suite, and emergency and intensive care rooms. In addition, each area has technology that allows learners and instructors to […]
Hospital Updates
Akron Children’s earns renewal of prestigious Level 1 Children’s Surgery Verification
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has renewed Akron Children’s verification as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center through its Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program (ACS CSV). The renewal extends the verification through 2028. Akron Children’s first earned this distinction in 2022, becoming the first hospital in northeast Ohio to achieve it. Level 1 […]
Patient experience spotlight: Dr. Kevin Watson
Each month, Akron Children’s recognizes an employee for providing an excellent patient experience. Our most recent honoree is Dr. Kevin Watson, a pediatric gastroenterologist. Dr. Watson recently received these kind comments from an appreciative parent: “Dr. Kevin Watson is incredible! My poor kid has been suffering with gastrointestinal problems for years (most of his life, […]
School-Based Health Services expands services to improve access to care
School Health Services provides school nursing care in 45 districts across 11 eastern Ohio Counties. Akron Children’s school nurses advocate for student health and wellness, while helping them manage medical needs in the school setting. Akron Children’s provides high-quality daily school nursing needs to students along with connecting them to the Akron’s Children’s network of […]
Hope and healing through horse-assisted therapy
For the past year and a half, the Akron Children’s Behavioral Health Department and Hope Meadows have worked together to offer equine assisted therapy for kids ages 10 to 17. The Behavioral Health team completed a leadership program at Hope Meadows, which offers equine-assisted mental health counseling and wellness programs. The group got so much […]
A legacy of compassion: Kimberly Firestone retires after 47 years at Akron Children’s
For 47 years, Kimberly Firestone, director of respiratory care and clinical outreach services, has dedicated her professional career to improving the lives of the smallest patients at Akron Children’s. “The patients are the heart of what I do,” said Kimberly. “There’s something deeply moving about seeing someone struggle to breathe and being able to help […]
