Connie Stout, pulmonary function technician, knows when it’s time to get loud. She’s good at it, especially while coaching her patients to exhale and empty their lungs during their pulmonary function tests (PFTs). “I tell patients to really blast it out,” Connie said. “But sometimes I get so loud that my officemates make sure I […]
Tune in, Talk More, Take Turns: Here’s how the 3Ts will enrich your baby’s brain
Patient families in Akron Children’s Locust Pediatric Care Group have the opportunity to participate in a pilot project focusing on literacy and brain development in their babies and toddlers. Akron Children’s Locust Pediatric Care Group has teamed up with The TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, a research institute at the University of […]
Fresh Air Camp offers summer fun for kids with respiratory technology needs
Campfire sing-alongs, gooey s’mores and cabin games are summer camp traditions that create lasting childhood memories. For kids with tracheostomies and other respiratory needs, these magical moments of summer are all made possible at Fresh Air Camp. The camp serves children, ages 6-18, with tracheostomies, ventilator-dependency and other respiratory technology needs. It’s a collaboration between […]
Share your children’s COVID-19 vaccination records straight from MyChart
As life gets back on track for many families, some activities, such as concerts, sporting events and travels abroad, may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for the health and safety of everyone. Rather than relying on paper CDC vaccine cards that can get lost or left behind, MyChart is making it easy with digital vaccination […]
CNP Allison Fischer hits the high note of her career after joining Akron Children’s
If it weren’t for a successful career as a certified nurse practitioner in Akron Children’s Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancers and Blood Disorders, Allison Fischer would be an instrumentalist. After her great uncle recently fell ill, he gifted her with his guitar to continue to fill the family with music. Though she has only […]
Retired nurses return to work at Akron Children’s amid pandemic
After nearly 36 years of working as a nurse in Akron Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Lisa Palmer, RN, retired in April 2021, eager to spend more time with her family, particularly her 2 young granddaughters. But a few months later in October 2021, the hospital sent out a request to recent retirees asking […]