About Akron Children's Pediatrics
From well visits and sick child care to chronic disease management, our world revolves around kids. Akron Children’s Pediatrics offers:
- Board-certified doctors and nurse practitioners. Get tips on how to choose a primary care provider.
- Many offices with same-day appointments, walk-in care, evening or weekend hours.
- MyChart: schedule appointments 24/7; message your provider; request prescription renewals; have virtual/video visits with your child's provider; and check in for appointments up to 5 days in advance. Don't have MyChart? Sign up here.
- E-visits - a quick way to get care through MyChart for minor conditions like rashes.
- The Akron Children's Anywhere app that features a symptom checker, find-a-doc tool, MyChart and much more.
- Coordinated care if your child needs to see an Akron Children’s specialist.
- Free in-person or virtual interviews, so expectant parents can get to know their baby’s primary care provider. Call the Akron Children’s office near you to schedule an interview.
- A 24-hour nurse line should you need an answer about your child’s health when our office is closed.
Click on the links below to learn from our primary care providers.
Preparing for baby’s arrival
Baby care
- Baby's immunization schedule
- Best ways to soothe a fussy newborn
- Checking your baby’s temperature
- Crying
- Easing colic
- Help your baby fall asleep
- How to change your baby’s diaper
- How to give baby’s first bath
- Infants and spit-up
- Learn the ABCs of safe sleep for baby
- Teething
- Tips on bottlefeeding your newborn
- Well visits
- What’s normal and what’s not with your baby’s poop
- Why you should never, ever shake a baby
Caring for kids
- Annual well visits
- Don't wait to vaccinate
- Ear infections
- Easing constipation
- Flu and children
- Introducing new foods
- Protecting your children during flu season
- Reassurance and communication are the keys to resolving childhood fears
- Ringworm
- Roseola
- Stomach flu
- Tackling the teen well visit
- Well visits and chronic care
Safety
Akron Children’s Pediatrics offers 3 convenient ways to schedule an appointment:
- Use MyChart on your computer or the MyChart app.
- Visit akronchildrens.org/appointments.
- Call the Akron Children’s Appointment Center at 330-543-2778 (KID-APPT). Hours are Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Akron Children’s Pediatrics is recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home program. We are dedicated to improving access to medical care, encouraging families to take an active role in their kids’ health care.
We participate in the Ohio Department of Medicaid's Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) program, which empowers primary care offices to use a team-based model of care to improve quality, reduce costs and deliver the best possible care.
Akron Children‘s Anywhere Mobile App
Managing your child‘s health, made easier
Akron Children‘s Anywhere Mobile App
Managing your child‘s health, made easier
Akron Children‘s Anywhere is designed to be your “go-to app” for managing your child‘s health. It provides tools for finding a primary care doctor or specialist, finding locations and directions, and making everyday health decisions as well as giving you quick, secure access to MyChart and other tools. And when your child needs care, the renowned experts at Akron Children‘s are just one tap away.
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