Each month, Akron Children’s recognizes an employee for providing an excellent patient experience. Our most recent honoree is Brea Rosegreen, staff nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). She recently received this feedback from a grateful family: We experienced a life-changing event when our beloved (patient name withheld for privacy) suffered severe, life-threatening burns […]
Akron Children’s burn doctor offers summer safety tips
From cookouts to campfires, summer can be a potentially dangerous time of year. Here are some safety tips from Dr. Anjay Khandelwal, division chief of burn surgery and adult critical care at Akron Children’s, to keep your kids safe this summer. Grilling July is the peak month for grill fires, according to the National Fire […]
Do’s and don’ts for safety around the campfire
From gooey s’mores to sharing ghost stories, campfires are a sure-fire way to get into the summer spirit. Just don’t let a burn put a damper on the fun and memory making. Without burn prevention protocols in place, campfires can easily get out of control and leave lasting scars — both physically and mentally. “Campfires […]
Akron Children’s earns Beacon Award for Excellence in three units
Three units at Akron Children’s—the Burn Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and 7 Surgical—earned the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), a national recognition for hospital units that distinguish themselves by providing high-quality patient care in a healthy work environment. “I’m so proud of the teams working on […]
Advanced burn treatment helps teen resume an active life
It started as a quiet day. Nicole Selinsky sat at the table paying bills, while her sons worked in the yard. Kane, then age 13, poured gas on a brush pile to accelerate the burn. With a whoosh, the pile blew up in his face. “Kane came running inside the house and said he got […]
Innovative treatment for severe burns speeds healing, minimizes scarring
Akron Children’s Adult and Pediatric Burn Institute, supported by The Paul and Carol David Foundation, is the only burn center in Ohio that is routinely using an innovative treatment known as the RECELL® System for second and third degree burns on adult and pediatric patients. Treatment with the RECELL System involves taking a small, thin […]
