Children learn in different ways – some by seeing, hearing or reading and others by doing. When a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness like Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, learning by living with the disease is a life-long process. For Brendan, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 9, he doesn’t remember […]
Beeghly campus features new outpatient space in Building A
Families who see specialists at Akron Children’s Hospital’s Beeghly campus will find newly expanded outpatient space in Building A on their next visits. The newly completed 9,300 square feet at the hospital, located at 6505 Market St., features 20 exam rooms, three assessment rooms and staff work space. There is also a room set up […]
Family feels comforted in hospital’s post-COVID reopening
Chronic illnesses didn’t take a breather during the stay-at-home orders. Just ask Kenny Day, who’s battling Crohn’s Disease. Kenny, 12, of Struthers, and his parents made no fewer than 5 necessary visits to the Akron and Beeghly campuses while most of the state was under quarantine. Three were for overnight stays. “Nobody wants to be […]
Hospital establishes certified ostomy care program
When Shelly Begue joined the pediatric surgical team as a surgical nurse clinician in 2010 she began to develop an interest in a very specialized patient population – the hospital’s young ostomy patients. “Ostomies are created for a multitude of reasons,” Shelly said. “Some children are born with defects of the intestine or have congenital […]
Akron Children’s ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals
Akron Children’s Hospital has been ranked in 6 specialties on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best children’s hospitals in the United States, now available online. For 2019-20, Akron Children’s ranked: 31st in Pediatric Urology 37th in Pediatric Pulmonology 39th in Neonatal Care 42nd in Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery 45th in […]
A celiac disease diagnosis changes Drew’s life for the better
For years, my 10-year-old son Drew struggled with chronic stomach pain, asthma, a dairy allergy (or so we thought) and recurring problems with croup and pneumonia along with random skin rashes. Years of testing and countless doctors and hospital visits and we thought we were just dealing with the asthma and that it was the […]
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