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Akron Children’s will provide primary care for Broadway club members and community kids.
Akron Children’s has been named the exclusive pediatric partner for health care services and programming for Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio (BGCNEO). As part of the collaboration, Akron Children’s will have a pediatric primary care office at BGCNEO’s Broadway Club, located at 6114 Broadway Ave. in Cleveland. Club members and community children through age 21 will have access to same-day sick visits, wellness checkups, preventive screenings and behavioral health care. The facility is scheduled to open in October 2026.
Akron Children’s Pediatrics expanded its reach in Stark County by opening a Jackson Township office. Community Health Care joined Akron Children’s primary care network, and the practice name is now Akron Children’s Pediatrics, Jackson. The brand-new office has convenient parking, 24 primary care exam rooms and access to the hospital’s extensive network of pediatric specialists.
Pediatric primary care services are being added to the Akron Children’s location in Montrose, which currently houses urgent care and walk-in care for orthopedic and sports injuries. The primary care office is set to open in June 2026. It will offer wellness checkups and vaccines, sick visits, management of chronic diseases such as diabetes and a dedicated behavioral health room.
“Opening these new locations is an exciting step forward in bringing care closer to home for families,” said Gia Polichena, Akron Children’s Pediatrics operations and strategic planner. “We’re making pediatric care more convenient and accessible, so every child has the support they need to grow and thrive right in their own community.”
Akron Children’s Pediatrics, Jackson
Shawnee Emrich, medical assistant in the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, vaccinates patient Mathew Robertson.
Akron Children’s launched a primary care clinic on wheels, donated by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio. Services range from wellness checkups and vaccines to sick visits and referrals to specialists. The Care Mobile reduces barriers to care — such as transportation issues — by visiting schools, neighborhoods and libraries. Kids throughout Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties get the medical care they need, close to home.
Construction is underway at Akron Children’s Health Center, Warren. Rehabilitative services moved to a larger suite. Specialty services and urgent care will have separate suites, making room for more specialties to be added. The primary care office is also adding six exam rooms and another provider. The entire project is slated to be completed in the fall of 2026.
Medical misinformation — the spread of false, confusing or misleading information that often goes against what medical experts know to be true — is everywhere. That is why Akron Children’s launched the “Healthy Info, Healthy Kids” campaign.
Our goal is to ensure that families have access to dependable, evidence-based resources to help them make good health care decisions. Through ongoing education, clear communication and strategic partnerships, Akron Children’s will continue to serve as a trusted source of truth in a rapidly evolving health information landscape.
The Healthy Info, Healthy Kids campaign tackles health care topics including vaccines, child suicide and the behavioral health crisis, gun safety, autism care and the impact of Medicaid cuts on the patients we serve. We are partnering with parents to share easy-to-understand health information with a focus on protecting and improving kids’ health. Learn more by visiting akronchildrens.org/healthy-info.
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