Akron Children’s is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s APP awards, honoring outstanding Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) for their dedication, leadership, and exceptional contributions to patient care. The awards celebrate Nancy Delnay, APRN-CNP, in rheumatology for Excellence in Practice, and Dr. Laura Pollauf, division director in emergency medicine, for Outstanding Physician for APP […]
Andrea Hall brings fun and creativity to inpatient behavioral health in Akron
Each day, APP team members help create a positive work culture as they share what makes them unique in the workplace. Andrea Hall, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, brings a fun spirit and a love of Converse Chuck Taylor shoes that can help transcend even the toughest of conversations. Last year, Andrea returned to work at […]
Jen Michel receives wellness leadership award from the Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership
Jenny Michel, DNP, APRN-CNP, AC/PC, director of the Advanced Practice Provider Center and co-chair of the Provider Resilience Wellness Committee, has been awarded the Workforce Wellness honor from the Ohio Organization for Nursing Leadership (OONL). The OONL serves as a catalyst for innovative health care in Ohio and the nation through expert nursing leadership. Each […]
Shelli Reed is proud to serve her hometown as an Akron Children’s pediatric nurse practitioner
There are so many things that Shelli Reed, pediatric nurse practitioner at Akron Children’s Pediatrics, Wadsworth North, likes about Wadsworth, Ohio. Having grown up there, she knows its history and appreciates its small community vibe. When she joined Wadsworth Pediatrics in 2011 as a nurse practitioner, she immediately felt at home. Years earlier, she had […]
CNP Elise Miller finds inspiration in her patients’ resilience
CNP Elise Miller chose intensive care because she enjoys the fast pace and intellectual challenge of it. But, what she found inspires her most is the resilience of these critically ill children in Akron Children’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Their strength and never-ending optimism is what gets her up every morning to contribute to […]