Akron Children’s is a pediatric teaching hospital of the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), offering several subspecialty fellowship training programs, as well as training for pediatric, family practice and pediatric orthopedic surgery residents.
Akron Children's offers 4th year rotations in a variety of specialty areas, including medical and surgical. We believe we can be a key part of your educational experience, whether your future patient care plans include children, adults or both.
From medical laboratory students to shadowing experiences, internships and more, Akron Children's is committed to extending educational opportunities to other key members of the healthcare team.
Akron Children’s Hospital is committed to providing high-quality care and advancing pediatric medicine.
To ensure every child receives the best possible care, our quality teams are engaged in a continual search for how we can improve every aspect of care, safety and patient experience. Our goal is to ensure all children have access to care that meets their unique physical, mental and developmental needs. In our quest to achieve the best outcomes, we work with many quality improvement collaboratives to develop and implement new standards of care. We also rely on the input of our patients and families to help us better understand their needs as we strive to create a safe, welcoming environment that promotes healing.
To achieve our goals, we use the 6 Aims of Health Care, as developed by the Institute of Medicine. This framework gives us a basis to analyze our performance and implement quality improvement projects.
Reducing waste and making better use of resources LEARN MORE
EQUITABLE
Providing care that does not vary, regardless of gender, ethnicity, geographic location and socioeconomic status
The Quality and Safety Team
Akron Children’s Quality Cabinet is led by Chief Quality Officer Dr. Michael Bigham. The Quality Cabinet is supported by targeted steering committees, and with teams comprised of clinical, analytical, operational and effectiveness specialists deployed throughout the organization to support the very best outcomes for children..
Michael Bigham, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCMChief Quality Officermbigham@akronchildrens.orgAdministrative responsibilities for all quality and safety areas. Co-chair of Quality Cabinet.
