Dozens of families from the Youngstown-Warren area took part in “A Children’s Holiday” tree lighting and anniversary celebration at Akron Children’s Beeghly campus. The event featured cocoa, carols, face painting, cookie and ornament decorating, and a ceremonial groundbreaking for the $18.6 million building expansion project on the Beeghly campus. A few patients assisted with the tree […]
Archives for 2015
Here We Go Again and Again
For some reason the ease that we might feel from having Jordan’s shunt replaced was short lived as this was the first he had expressed discomfort after his surgery. The neuro team at Akron Children’s told us there is a high rate of malfunction in the first year. This doesn’t really put your mind at […]
Patients and families give thanks (VIDEO)
At Akron Children’s, we have much to be thankful for as we celebrate our 125th anniversary, but we also wanted to know what our families were thinking as we approach Thanksgiving Day. What are you thankful for? Let us know in the comments section or on our Facebook page.
Jordan’s first visit to the ER
We are always up for a little adventure, but a lot of adventure is a lot overwhelming. Jordan came home from his first day of school telling us that he hit his head on the concrete floor. This seemed a little odd since his teacher had not said anything about Jordan getting hurt. I was […]
Mosaic project celebrates Children’s one image at a time
As part of Akron Children’s 125th celebration, a group of donors, patients and staff were invited to Kay Jewelers Pavilion on the hospital’s birthday, Oct. 20, to ‘unwrap’ the much anticipated mosaic project.
A day in the life of Akron Children’s CEO
He has been at the helm of Akron Children’s for 36 years and CEO William Considine’s leadership philosophy has never wavered. Service above self is a mantra he lives by and it’s evident in the culture he has helped create for employees.
