One piece of advice that resonated with Barry and Rachel Wardle when their premature-born twins first arrived in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) was to constantly let them know of your presence. “Talk to them, touch them, read to them, let them hear your voice. They’ll fight harder if they know you’re here,” Barry […]
Archives for 2019
Dr. Emma Raizman offers advice on preventing child sexual abuse
In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, the Akron Children’s Children at Risk Evaluation (CARE) Center hosted a child sexual abuse prevention event. Dr. Emma Raizman, who is board-certified in both general and child abuse pediatrics, presented “Sexual Abuse: Could It Happen in My Family?” Dr. Raizman opened her presentation by defining […]
Grace Wakulchik named woman of distinction by Girl Scouts
Congratulations to Grace Wakulchik, president and CEO, for being named one of the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio’s 2019 Women of Distinction. This year’s award recipients were selected for their achievements as business, community and civic leaders dedicated to supporting opportunities for women and girls. The awards, which were established to help raise funds […]
Akron Children’s Anywhere is your new go-to app for managing your children’s health
In an effort to continually add services to assist families in managing their children’s health, Akron Children’s has launched a mobile application that puts its new and existing services into one convenient location. Now, managing your children’s health has never been easier. Akron Children’s Anywhere, which is available for both Android and Apple devices, is […]
Custom altar vestments to adorn newly renovated Beeghly chapel
The Akron Children’s Beeghly campus’ renovated chapel took possession of a beautiful, custom-designed altar cloth that came about after a chance meeting at a hospital-sponsored grief counseling session for children. Chaplain Sean Drummond got to talking with Trudy Barker during a break at the 6-week session in Akron and came to learn they shared an […]
Karen Ingram named 2018 Distinguished Service Award recipient
It’s only appropriate during her 40th year of working at the hospital that Karen Ingram, patient service representative, Locust Pediatrics Care Group, was named the 40th person to receive the hospital’s prestigious Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Every year since 1979, the DSA has been presented to an employee or volunteer who has made outstanding contributions […]
