When Peer Review Technician Kathy Tomayko started at Akron Children’s back in 1991, she couldn’t have predicted the pivotal role it would play in her life. In a twist of fate worthy of the big screen, Kathy met her husband Tim, a former facilities project manager who retired in 2020, while both were working here. […]
As Dr. Mike Bird retires, Dr. Wendy Van Ittersum to lead patient and staff safety
While attending medical school, Dr. Mike Bird never thought he would become a health care administrator. However, during his pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine, he developed an interest in improving health care systems. This led him to pursue a graduate degree in health care administration soon after joining Akron Children’s in 1994 […]
Akron Children’s earns Children’s Surgery Verification for quality pediatric surgical care
Parents whose children need surgery can have enhanced trust in Akron Children’s now that it has been verified as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program. Akron Children’s joins other top children’s hospitals in achieving Children’s Surgery Verification, and is the only northeast Ohio […]
