Akron Children’s Reinberger Family Center recently celebrated its 5th anniversary at an open house for employees, donors and patients and their families.
Families, employees and donors celebrate the Reinberger Family Center
April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Inpatient rehabilitation unit helps children with complex medical, physical and functional needs
April 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Children can spend years in rehabilitation, depending on their illness or injury. So it comes as no surprise that they often form close bonds with their caregivers and therapists as they overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.
Specialized care for kids with brain tumors
April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When Gina and Mitchell Merriman learned in December that their 8-year-old daughter, Leah, had a brain tumor, they were devastated. The Stow, Ohio, family immediately began a medical journey that would include MRIs and visits with multiple pediatric specialists at Akron Children’s.
Singing for supper Harvest for Hunger Idol competition provides money, meals for local food banks
March 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The judges, the spotlights, the contestants channeling their best John Mayer, Usher and Whitney Houston. Akron Children’s looked a lot like American Idol on March 7 when 10 employees performed at the Harvest for Hunger Idol, an annual fundraiser for the Akron/Canton and Mahoning Valley food banks. Employees gathered in the hospital’s Sherman Auditorium to [...]
Going, Going, Gone (Video) Century building razed to make way for new critical care tower
March 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Workers from Ray Bertolini Trucking demolished the former Wally Waffle building at Locust and West Exchange streets March 2.
A partner in crisis Parent Partner Initiative bridges gap between families and mental health system
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The hospital’s Parent Partner Initiative pairs a trained parent with the families of patients seeking mental health services. It’s funded by the Health Care Innovation Award, a $13-million grant split between Akron Children’s and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, given by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations.
