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 Paige Peterson, MSW, LSW, a social worker who received the following feedback from a patient after a recent visit. “Paige (Peterson), the social worker in the nephrology unit is my favorite on […]
Akron Children’s now provides pediatric care in Lorain County
Akron Children’s Hospital is now providing pediatric primary care in Lorain and Amherst while also beginning construction on a new health care center to open in about a year. Thanks to its partnership with Mercy Health – Lorain, Akron Children’s is now serving patients at two locations. The Mercy Health – Lorain Pediatrics office at […]
Two moms united as their babies with failed kidneys beat the odds
Carlla Detwiler and Patricia Lopp were strangers brought together by unimaginable adversity of carrying babies who had no working kidneys. Both women were advised to consider terminating their pregnancies, or prepare for the possibility that their babies would die shortly after birth. Newborns with non-functioning kidneys have difficulty surviving because their lungs need amniotic fluid […]
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