Dr. Kayli Deckert credits her stepfather for influencing her decision to follow medicine. Growing up, she admired his work as an anesthesiologist, shadowed him often and dreamed of one day taking over his group practice. But the path she envisioned for herself all changed after discovering her true calling in pediatric psychiatry during a medical […]
Public safety department receives Trilogy award
Congratulations to the hospital’s Public Safety department for receiving the FBI-LEEDA (Law Enforcement Executive Development Association) Trilogy award. The Trilogy award recognizes law enforcement professionals who attend a series of 3 core education programs (Supervisor, Command and Executive Leadership Institutes) that provide mid to upper-level leaders with intensive training in the latest management concepts and […]
Nicole Robinson honored by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Nicole Robinson, narrative medicine coordinator, was recently honored with the Humanities Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine for her work advancing the relationship between humanities and palliative care and using the discipline to improve end-of-life care through community and professional education. Nicole works under the auspices of the Haslinger Pediatric Palliative […]
Nurses give Santa a major assist, delivering holiday joy to Youngstown kindergarteners
The idea came to Gina Antonucci in 2019 while at a country club holiday party, watching the children visit with Santa, and enjoying gifts and beautiful displays of food. She thought of how many children would not have the same experience. But, she thought, she could do something. Gina, a float nurse at Akron Children’s […]
Mary Marino plans a retirement that includes family, travel and projects
Mary Marino, director of rehabilitative services, has always focused on the big picture. Early in her career, she worked as a speech-language pathologist, coming up with ideas and solutions to help her pediatric patients overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Later, looking at the big picture meant joining a team that helped to streamline Akron Children’s separate […]
Dr. Jacqueline Cornell brings global perspective to new role delivering babies
Dr. Jacqueline Cornell’s life and practice forever changed for the better after spending a summer of medical school in Kenya delivering babies, treating Malaria, HIV and more. Besides being grateful for the abundant resources she has at home to care for patients, she recognized firsthand the importance of understanding each woman’s unique history and current […]