Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are integral to Akron Children’s health care teams. That’s why Akron Children’s was honored to recognize their successes and vital contributions at the Advanced Practice Provider’s Annual Celebration and Awards meeting on Sept. 26. “Akron Children’s slogan, ‘More Than a Job,’ speaks to the work our APPs do every single day,” […]
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 […]
Akron Children’s applies for APRN Fellowship Accreditation in Behavioral Health to improve transition to practice
In the fall of 2022, Akron Children’s Advanced Practice Center and Behavioral Health Center collaborated to implement the hospital’s first APRN postgraduate fellowship program in pediatric psychiatry and behavioral health to fill an educational gap in transition to practice. Psychiatric Mental Health APRNs are trained to treat the lifespan of patients, from pediatrics to adults, […]