It was a jubilant day for little Amaiyah Hill. The 20-month-old girl with big brown eyes was leaving Akron Children’s after a 152-day hospitalization and heading home – and without tracheostomy or ventilator dependence. Care providers from all areas of the hospital came for final hugs, to make some noise, blow bubbles, hold signs and […]
Newsweek names Akron Children’s a top pediatric hospital
For the second year in a row, Akron Children’s has been named one of the top pediatric medical centers in the United States, according to data compiled by Statista Inc. for Newsweek’s America’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2024. Akron Children’s ranked in the top 40 in five categories and improved its positions in Endocrinology, Neonatology and […]









