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It’s been a busy year for the Akron Children’s Pediatrics primary care network.
In June, the Warren Downtown office moved into a new space at Warren G. Harding High School. The new practice name is Akron Children’s Pediatrics at Warren G. Harding High School. In addition to primary care, Akron Children’s offers School Health services, virtual visits and athletic training on the school campus.
Pediatrics of Akron (POA) joined Akron Children’s in September, merging the two POA offices into a new building at 1625 Portage Trail in Cuyahoga Falls. The new practice name is Akron Children’s Pediatrics, Cuyahoga Falls.
Additionally, a new Akron Children’s office is now open in Jackson Township in Stark County.
Allison Lantz, nurse practitioner at the Warren School-Based Health Center, provides high-quality care for students like Skyy Davis.
Deanne Johnson from The Business Journal discusses the Food Farmacy with Akron Children’s Government Relations Manager Michael Wellendorf and President and CEO Chris Gessner.
Earlier this year, Akron Children opened a new Food Farmacy on the Boardman campus. It helps families who don’t have enough food by letting them shop for healthy groceries like they’re at a store.
If a family says they need food during a medical visit and they meet certain income rules, they can get a prescription to visit the Food Farmacy. The program helps patients with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, food allergies and cerebral palsy. Since opening, 1,697 individuals have received much-needed food at the Boardman Food Farmacy.
The Akron campus also has a Food Farmacy, which opened in 2023.
After a pilot program in one hospital unit, Akron Children’s added virtual nursing to four more units on the Akron campus. “It’s clear from the results of the pilot that the addition of a virtual nurse to our care delivery team offers significant benefits to both bedside staff and patient families,” said Chief Nursing Officer Chris Young. “We saw improvements in patient safety, patient and family experience, and nurse and provider satisfaction. We’re excited to continue building on that success.”
A TV and camera in the patient’s room let a virtual nurse in another location talk with the patient, family and other hospital staff. The system doesn’t record photos, video or audio.
The virtual nurse helps with admissions, patient safety, managing medicines and homegoing instructions — so the bedside nurse has more time for hands-on patient care. The two nurses work as a team to provide the best possible care for patients and their families.
Pam Cassidy, registered nurse, delivers care through the virtual nursing system.
Kids stop by the Akron Children’s table for stuffed animal “well visits” at the Cleveland Museum of Art Family Play Day.
Recognizing the importance of being exposed to the arts during the first five years of life, Akron Children’s is partnering with the Cleveland Museum of Art by engaging with the museum’s visitors at various exhibitions and events.
Be sure to visit Akron Children’s booth during the museum’s Family Play Days and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on Jan. 19, 2026 — and look for the StudioGo mobile art van at Akron Children’s events. Earlier this year, Akron Children’s sponsored the Takashi Murakami exhibition, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow.
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