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 Stephan Sammartino, MSN, APRN-CNP, a nurse practitioner in the Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley emergency room (ER), who recently received the following feedback from a patient family: “The nurse practitioner (Stephan Sammartino) […]
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 […]
Emergency Medicine stole the heart of our newest CNP Megan Foster
Megan Foster is always on the move. Maybe it’s because of her ADHD or maybe it’s because her passion for life runs deep. But whatever the reason, on her days off you can find her busy completing remodeling projects with her husband on their 1920s home or on the Towpath training for a marathon. Her […]
New CNP Christina Hurst is thrilled to join Akron Children’s family
Christina Hurst is a family (wo)man. Along with her husband of 19 years, she enjoys the mostly highs and lows of raising a big family: Daughter Kenzie, 24, son Derek, 17, son Diesel, 5, and son Dallas, 3. So when Christina joined Akron Children’s family as our newest Nurse Practitioner at Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics, […]
Cindy Bennett-Brown gets ready to sport a new attitude in retirement
Cindy Bennett-Brown, pediatric and adult nurse practitioner, has always had two speeds: fast and off. Cindy’s mother, a nurse who worked at Robinson Memorial Hospital, recognized early on that Cindy liked the “adrenaline rush” she got from being where the action is, especially through sports. After Cindy graduated from nursing school, Akron Children’s burn center […]
New CNP Caitlin Puntel brings unique perspective to patient care
After traveling around the country — from California to Florida to Virginia — as a traveling PICU nurse, Caitlin Puntel opted for a change upon returning to her home state in 2018. She craved the ability to grow up with her patients, from birth all the way to high-school graduation, so she made the switch […]
