“Do you like this one?” asked Jessica Caldwell as her preschooler, Zachariah, slid farther into the chair, Goldfish® crackers in hand. Zachariah shrugged, but seemed content getting cozy in one of several chairs that may eventually have a permanent home in the expansion of Akron Children’s Beeghly campus in Boardman. The Caldwells were one of […]
Hospital Updates
“Topping Off” Ceremony Marks Next Milestone For Construction Project
Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley marked the next milestone in its construction project with a “Topping Off” ceremony. The event recognizes the placement of steel as the next phase of construction for the hospital’s $18.6 million expansion of Building A on the Beeghly campus in Boardman. The beam was signed by employees and those involved in […]
Akron Children’s breaks ground on Beeghly campus expansion
On Dec. 14, 2015, Akron Children’s broke ground for an $18.6 million construction project to expand our Beeghly campus in Boardman by more than 51,000 square feet. This is the first of a 4-phase project that will span the next several years. “When we opened the doors to Mahoning Valley’s only children’s hospital in 2008, we […]
Tree lighting and groundbreaking mark 7th anniversary
Dozens of families from the Youngstown-Warren area took part in “A Children’s Holiday” tree lighting and anniversary celebration at Akron Children’s Beeghly campus. The event featured cocoa, carols, face painting, cookie and ornament decorating, and a ceremonial groundbreaking for the $18.6 million building expansion project on the Beeghly campus. A few patients assisted with the tree […]
Mosaic project celebrates Children’s one image at a time
As part of Akron Children’s 125th celebration, a group of donors, patients and staff were invited to Kay Jewelers Pavilion on the hospital’s birthday, Oct. 20, to ‘unwrap’ the much anticipated mosaic project.
A day in the life of Akron Children’s CEO
He has been at the helm of Akron Children’s for 36 years and CEO William Considine’s leadership philosophy has never wavered. Service above self is a mantra he lives by and it’s evident in the culture he has helped create for employees.
