Akron Children’s is celebrating two significant milestones that demonstrate our pursuit of zero harm and our ongoing commitment to patient safety – especially for our most critically ill patients. On April 17, 2024, our Akron Neonatal Intensive Care unit (NICU) celebrated more than a year without a central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), reflecting the rigorous […]
More than a job: Alex Leister’s career is soaring as a critical care transport nurse
When Alex Leister dreamt of becoming a nurse, being a critical care flight nurse was always her end goal because it fit well with her Type A, adventurous personality. Flight nurses, or transport nurses, are registered nurses who do many of the same tasks they would do in the emergency room or ICU setting, but […]
Hospital-wide sepsis protocol saves lives
Both Kyle Nottingham and David Detwiler are no strangers to Akron Children’s. Kyle, age 15, and David, age 4, have complex medical conditions that lead to frequent hospitalizations. Kyle has a neurologic condition known as Leukodystrophy hypomyelinating 6, which causes difficulty with muscle tone, spasticity, speech, body movement and eyesight. David, who is blind and […]
