Quick Care reopening at Akron Children’s Hospital in Mahoning Valley

08-27-2020 (Mahoning Valley, Ohio )

Akron Children’s Hospital’s Quick Care – a convenient option for kids’ unexpected illness and minor injuries – is reopening Sept. 1 at the hospital’s Beeghly campus.

The service, located at 6505 Market St., Building A, in Boardman, had been temporarily closed due to COVID-19. Once reopened, Quick Care will be open seven days a week.

The Boardman Quick Care location is open Monday through Friday from noon to 8 p.m. (last appointment at 7:40 p.m.) and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last appointment at 5:40 p.m.). Parents can schedule appointments online at akronchildrens.org/quickcare; walk-ins are also accepted.

Quick Care is an option for families when children need non-urgent medical care, such as for:

• Allergies
• Burns/sunburn (minor)
• Colds
• Cough/congestion/upper respiratory infection
• Cuts (small, minor)
• Diarrhea
• Ear infections/earaches
• Eye redness/drainage/itching
• Fever (child 3 months or older)
• Flu
• Headache (without nausea, vomiting or vision changes)
• Insect bites/stings or minor dog bite
• Nausea
• Pain upon urination
• Rashes/skin infections
• Sore throat
• Stomach pain (minor)
• Urinary tract infection (in potty-trained child, fever less than 103 degrees)

In addition, sports and work physicals are also available.

Quick Care will offer testing for patients who have symptoms possibly related to COVID-19. However, testing will not be available for patients without symptoms who are seeking sports, school, work or day care clearance.  

Akron Children’s Hospital is committed to serving patients in a clean and safe environment. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital has redoubled its efforts to provide a safe environment for families and employees, closely following the governor’s and CDC guidelines. 

At all of its sites, Akron Children’s is:

• Limiting entry points.
• Practicing social/physical distancing. 
• Continually educating and retraining caregivers on personal protective equipment and hand hygiene. 
• Cleaning common areas frequently.
• Installing more hand sanitizer dispensers.
• Decreasing the number of visitors.
• Giving surgical masks to all Akron Children’s employees working on-site.
• Asking everyone visiting an Akron Children’s facility to wear masks or face coverings, except for kids under 2 or those with sensory issues. Masks are provided for visitors who do not bring their own.