What’s one thing Shivani Gupta, DO, hopes to fulfill on her bucket list? Traveling the 7 continents! To date, she’s made it to 3 (North America, Asia and Europe), with Bali, Indonesia, one of her favorite trips. She loves exploring diverse cultures, tasting their popular dishes and getting a glimpse into worlds so different from […]
More Than a Job: Nurse Jessi Lees strives to make a difference every day
At Akron Children’s, our nursing care sets us apart. In this continuing blog series, we introduce you to the Akron Children’s nurses who make a difference every day in the lives of our patients and their families. Jessi Lees, staff nurse in the transitional care unit, has worked at Akron Children’s for 8 years. She […]
Teddy Pavlantos selected as emerging nurse leader by Ohio nursing organization
As a member of the first cohort of the Rising Nurse Leader Academy at Akron Children’s, Teddy Pavlantos was selected as an emerging nurse leader by the Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership at its fall 2022 conference. “It was an honor to be chosen and learn from chief nursing officers from around the state about what […]
Akron Children’s pioneers Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for children
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a model of care that was first used in adult surgery. However, over the last four years, Akron Children’s has been pioneering these best practices in the surgical care of children to provide better pain control, shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries, fewer complications and greater patient satisfaction. Using best […]
Online rewind: Our top content of 2022
From inspirational patient stories to tips on how to be the best parent you can be, we’ve shared hundreds of photos, videos and blogs throughout 2022. Here are the ones that made the biggest impact on you. Facebook 1. Halloween around the hospital 2. Preschool students at Norwalk Catholic School learning about the body/medical field […]
Dr. Aml Kelada is living out her lifelong passion of caring for kids
Aml Kelada, MD, has been caring for sick babies ever since she can remember. For her, playtime was work time, nursing babies back to health alongside her older sister. After years of playing doctor together, her older sister’s contagious enthusiasm and determination to become a real doctor inspired Dr. Kelada to follow in her footsteps. […]