As a member of the first cohort of the Rising Nurse Leader Academy at Akron Children’s, Teddy Pavlantos was selected as an emerging nurse leader by the Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership at its fall 2022 conference. “It was an honor to be chosen and learn from chief nursing officers from around the state about what […]
Hospital Updates
Akron Children’s pioneers Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for children
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a model of care that was first used in adult surgery. However, over the last four years, Akron Children’s has been pioneering these best practices in the surgical care of children to provide better pain control, shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries, fewer complications and greater patient satisfaction. Using best […]
Online rewind: Our top content of 2022
From inspirational patient stories to tips on how to be the best parent you can be, we’ve shared hundreds of photos, videos and blogs throughout 2022. Here are the ones that made the biggest impact on you. Facebook 1. Halloween around the hospital 2. Preschool students at Norwalk Catholic School learning about the body/medical field […]
Dr. Aml Kelada is living out her lifelong passion of caring for kids
Aml Kelada, MD, has been caring for sick babies ever since she can remember. For her, playtime was work time, nursing babies back to health alongside her older sister. After years of playing doctor together, her older sister’s contagious enthusiasm and determination to become a real doctor inspired Dr. Kelada to follow in her footsteps. […]
Patient Experience Spotlight: Dr. Jodi Regan
Every day at Akron Children’s, we strive to deliver compassionate care and create positive experiences for our patients and families. This month, we’re spotlighting Jodi Regan, MD, FACOG, a perinatologist with the Maternal Fetal Medicine department, who recently received the following feedback from a patient family: “My husband and I have nothing but wonderful things […]
CNP Samantha Macino is living out her dream of positively impacting kids’ lives
Growing up, Samantha Macino, CNP, dreamed of becoming a teacher to help students grow and achieve their dreams. While her life and career ultimately took a different path, she is still living out her passion of educating, advocating and partnering with families to positively impact kids’ lives through medicine. As our newest certified nurse practitioner […]













