A Magazine from Akron Children's

In 2024, Akron Children’s expanded its Beachwood services to include pediatric urgent care. Danielle heard about the new service through a friend, and it didn’t take long for her kids to have a need.

“My 6-year-old son, London, was terrified about going to the doctor,” Danielle shared. “He had such a good experience the first time he went to Akron Children’s Urgent Care that he wanted to go back. He even woke up one morning and told me he had strep throat and needed to go to urgent care, even though he was feeling fine.”

London and his 9-year-old sister, Monroe, enjoy being greeted by the friendly urgent care front-desk staff. The medical assistants and doctors specialize in caring for kids — unlike other Cleveland-area urgent cares that treat adults and children — and it’s a difference Monroe and London can feel. They also like being rewarded with ice pops after their visits.

Danielle has taken the kids to Akron Children’s Urgent Care for everything from the flu to rashes and minor injuries. “I wish we didn’t have to go there so often,” she quipped. “But it’s great that the service is quick, they have on-site X-rays, and they’re open in the evenings and on weekends. If it’s something small, I like that I don’t have to pull my kids out of school to go to the doctor.”

When they go to urgent care, Monroe and London receive plenty of kindness. They also love the round magnets with the urgent care phone number that families can take. “London plays with the magnets and places them around our house,” Danielle said. “He even put one on his school bus.”

In addition to going to urgent care, the kids are patients at the Akron Children’s Pediatrics office in Beachwood. “They’ve been going to Dr. Julie Hertzer since they were born,” Danielle said. “We live in Moreland Hills, which is about 7 minutes away from Beachwood. It’s great to have our pediatrician — and now urgent care — so close to home. Urgent care’s availability seven days a week is a really convenient thing to offer families.”