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 […]
School-Based Health Services is Carrie Miller’s role of a lifetime
If it weren’t for a successful career in medicine, Carrie Miller, CNP, would be a musical entertainer. She spent her high-school career as a lead singer and performer in school productions, a jazz band and madrigal singing group. To this day, she still gets a taste of the bright lights and excitement from live theater […]
CNP Rachel Patterson will never be too cool for School-Based Health Services
As our newest certified nurse practitioner in Akron Children’s School-Based Health Services, Rachel Patterson admits she’s not the one doing all the educating. Many times, she’s learning from her students, too. “They have taught me to be more resilient, play more and worry less, and to find joy in the simple things,” she said. Rachel […]
Akron Children’s makes flu shots available
Akron Children’s Hospital is making flu shots available in a variety of settings and formats to make it convenient for children to get protected during the upcoming influenza season. Some settings allow for the whole family to get vaccinated together. According to Dr. Eric Robinette, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Akron Children’s, each year’s […]
CNP Teresa Fletcher works tirelessly to motivate kids to live their best lives
Teresa Fletcher, CNP, hopes to live up to the legacy of her “work dad” and most influential mentor, Dr. James Fitzgibbon. She credits the former director of Akron Children’s Adolescent Medicine Center for helping her develop and grow in both the practice and leadership by teaching her how to advocate for and offer teens the […]
Teen affected by transverse myelitis navigates school with help of Akron Children’s nurse
In 2010, at the age of 2 ½, Dereon North’s life was forever changed when she awoke from a nap unable to move. Dereon was eventually diagnosed with transverse myelitis, a neurological condition that left her paralyzed from the neck down. Fast forward 12 years and Dereon is now an 8th grader at East Middle […]
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