Marya Strand, MD, MS, has joined Akron Children’s Hospital as chair of the newly-formed department of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, which brings together the departments of Neonatology and Maternal Fetal Medicine. She is also the Thomas R. and Mary Lynn Crowley Endowed Chair in Neonatology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, which was made possible by a […]
Support for patient families grows in our education and wellness garden
Located just behind the Locust Professional Building, Akron Children’s education and wellness garden is now in full bloom. Here, our department of Nutrition Services is growing a variety of vegetables, as well as some fruits and flowers, to increase our patient families’ access to fresh produce. Produce that is harvested from the garden is distributed […]
Making good on a promise: Joseph and Linda Gingo plan a $5 million estate gift for the neonatal intensive care unit of the future
After her son spent weeks in the NICU at Akron Children’s Hospital, Linda Gingo told her husband Joe, “If we ever get the chance to give back to the NICU for what they’ve done for us, we must.” More than 50 years later, the Gingos have taken action on that passing comment. Through a planned […]
Evelyn Samples’ retirement will focus on family, relaxation and travel
As far as Evelyn Samples, clinical nurse manager in Akron Children’s infant/preschool unit, is concerned, her career at Children’s was meant to be. When she was 5 years old, she was admitted to Children’s with congestive heart failure as a result of rheumatic fever. Evelyn was so sick that she wasn’t expected to live through […]
Walk for Babies family growing fast after 53-day NICU stay
Looking at Dana Dawson’s babies today, no one would guess they started their lives with an extended hospital stay. Weighing about 12 pounds each at just 5 months old, the mom of four said, “They’re chunky and love to laugh.” The bouncing baby boys, Amari and Kaiden, spent their first 53 days at Akron Children’s […]
Laurie Fortune’s retirement recollections will include tiny babies and big memories
Growing up in Elyria, Ohio, Laurie Fortune, staff nurse in Akron Children’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), participated in elite gymnastics, a sport that relies just as much on mental focus, discipline and dedication as athleticism to excel. These skills have been invaluable to Laurie as she cared for northeast Ohio’s littlest and most vulnerable […]
