May is National Foster Care Month, and Akron Children’s is celebrating the stories of families created through foster care and adoption. For NICU nurse practitioner Katelyn Ruff, meeting a tiny patient 10 years ago blossomed into the start of her family. In June 2014, Katelyn began working as a nurse in the NICU at Akron […]
Archives for April 2024
From network engineer to RV traveler: Russ Johnson is ready to hit the road in retirement
Russ Johnson, network manager in Information Services, is hanging up his keyboard and mouse to embark on a new adventure – retirement! With his last day scheduled for May 3, Russ is eager to trade in his network cables for RV power cords. He and his wife, Diane, are seasoned RVers and look forward to […]
Photovoice Project: Akron students share what healthcare looks like to them in their communities
The glowing screen of a cell phone, grocery store shelves filled with processed, packaged sweets, a burned-out house. These are some of the photos Akron Public Schools (APS) students presented during Photovoice: Their Vision, Their Voice. APS Students from Jennings CLC and North High School shared 22 photos of what healthcare looks like to them […]
Appointments are filling quickly as new breastfeeding division empowers moms to give their babies the best start in life
Akron Children’s Breastfeeding Medicine Division opened to empower mothers to make breastfeeding a positive, rewarding experience and give their babies the best start in life. Just 3 months in, Division Director Carly Dulabon, MD, and her team are fulfilling another important need: providing struggling families somewhere to turn once home from the hospital. “Generally, there […]
Earth Day, every day: Surgery department recycles plastic to contribute to a sustainable future
When Bonnie Humiston heard about the NexTrex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, she took one look at the heaping pile of plastic waste in her department and got to thinking, hey, we can do this! “I loved the idea, and it seemed simple enough to manage,” said Bonnie, clinical coordinator for Akron Children’s Pediatric General Surgery, […]
School Based Health Services provides care and connection for busy mom of 6
When Heather Peterson and her family moved from Lake City, PA to Warren, OH in Nov. 2023, they were looking for a fresh start. With 6 kids to enroll in school, Heather didn’t have time to look for a pediatrician, so she was pleasantly surprised to learn about Akron Children’s School Based Health Services (SBHS) […]
