Akron Children’s new Outpatient Surgery Center in Beachwood is filling an important need by providing timely, pediatric surgical care to children in greater Cleveland. The new center, which is located at 3775 Orange Place, Suite 102, will initially provide pediatric gastroenterology, orthopedic, ear, nose and throat (ENT), and plastic and reconstructive surgery, with plans to […]
Akron Children’s APRN Pediatric Psychiatric Fellowship Program receives accreditation
Akron Children’s APRN Pediatric Psychiatric Fellowship Program was recently awarded accreditation status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This premier accreditation for Advanced Practice Provider (APP) fellowship programs demonstrates excellence in supporting the transition of APRNs and physician assistants into new practice settings. Akron Children’s is the first psychiatric pediatric fellowship program in the nation […]
April Petty receives the 2024 Faces of Care Award
Congratulations to April Petty, BSN, RN, CPN, a staff nurse at Akron Children’s Special Care Nursery at Wooster Community Hospital, for receiving the 2024 Faces of Care award. This prestigious recognition, presented by the Greater Cleveland Nurses Association and Cleveland Magazine, celebrates nurses in Northeast Ohio who have made significant contributions to the nursing community. […]
PICU nurse Christian Fair shares why working at Akron Children’s is more than a job
Akron Children’s bedside nurses are some of the first faces patients see when they are admitted to the hospital. As such, they wear many hats from caregiver to counselor to educator. It takes a special person to be a pediatric nurse, and Akron Children’s is lucky to have many exceptional caregivers, like pediatric intensive care […]
Building the future workforce: Akron Children’s and Portage Lakes Career Center partner to meet community needs
Akron Children’s is tackling its growing demand for private duty home care nurses through a unique collaboration with Portage Lakes Career Center (PLCC). According to Patrice Russell, director of talent acquisition and workforce pipelines, the program illustrates the importance of community partnerships in addressing critical workforce needs. For Akron Children’s, it was particularly significant for […]
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 […]