Akron Children’s is expanding its health care services in the Montrose area with the relocation of its urgent care to a new, state-of-the-art facility and the launch of a walk-in orthopedic and sports injury clinic. Beginning at noon on October 22, urgent care will be located in the former Golf Galaxy building at 4118 Medina […]
Akron Children’s Brachial Plexus Treatment Center helps kids overcome arm injuries
Kids who are diagnosed with a brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) need access to treatment plans with specific assessments and interventions at different stages of their life. For families in the 25-county region that Akron Children’s serves, this specialized care is offered close to home through the Akron Children’s Brachial Plexus Treatment Center. A brachial […]
Dr. Joe Congeni shares his key to success
What’s among the most important life skills learned by playing sports? Teamwork. And Dr. Joseph Congeni can attest to it. He used teamwork to help to build the Akron Children’s Sports Medicine department from the ground up, launch a pediatric primary care sports medicine fellowship and provide decades of collaborative care for athletes. As he […]
Newsweek names Akron Children’s a top pediatric hospital
For the second year in a row, Akron Children’s has been named one of the top pediatric medical centers in the United States, according to data compiled by Statista Inc. for Newsweek’s America’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2024. Akron Children’s ranked in the top 40 in five categories and improved its positions in Endocrinology, Neonatology and […]
Outpatient surgery center in Beachwood opens
Akron Children’s new Outpatient Surgery Center in Beachwood is filling an important need by providing timely, pediatric surgical care to children in greater Cleveland. The new center, which is located at 3775 Orange Place, Suite 102, will initially provide pediatric gastroenterology, orthopedic, ear, nose and throat (ENT), and plastic and reconstructive surgery, with plans to […]
Orthopedic surgery helps Hudson man achieve military and fitness goals
Jacob Browning knew he wanted to be in the military from a young age. Jacob, who grew up in Hudson, Ohio, admired his grandfather and uncle, who had served in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army, respectively. By the time Jacob entered high school in August, 2008 he had set his sights on […]
