In 2008, Akron Children’s opened the doors to its Beeghly campus to continue to serve Mahoning Valley’s children and families and ensure no gap in services were left behind from the closing of Tod Children’s Hospital a year earlier. But, Akron Children’s goal quickly transformed into a catalyst for extraordinary growth to fill a need […]
Happy anniversary: Beeghly campus celebrates 15 years in the Mahoning Valley
In 2008, Akron Children’s stepped in to fill the need for a pediatric hospital when Tod Children’s Hospital announced it would close its doors in the Mahoning Valley. Fifteen years later, Akron Children’s is proud of the growth in high-quality, pediatric care it has brought to the Mahoning Valley. What started as a $1.5 […]
Dr. Elena Rossi retires after a career spent being a champion for children in the Mahoning Valley
For as long as Elena Rossi, MD, medical director for special projects, can remember, she has had a vision to guide her. Growing up in Youngstown, Ohio, she recalled sitting beside her older brother’s, Danny, hospital bed while he received blood transfusions to treat anemia. It sparked a desire to go into medicine and help […]
Akron Children’s hosts open house at its new Behavioral Health Center in Boardman
On Saturday, Dec. 7, Akron Children’s hosted a community open house to celebrate the expansion of its Behavioral Health Center at 6614 Southern Boulevard, Building E, on the hospital’s Beeghly campus in Boardman. The event’s ribbon-cutting ceremony included remarks from the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Lisa Aurilio, who recognized Akron Children’s commitment to providing access […]
Akron Children’s celebrates 10-year anniversary of Beeghly campus
When Akron Children’s opened the doors to its Beeghly campus in 2008, its goal was to fill the need left behind from the closing of Tod Children’s Hospital in 2007. But it quickly transformed into a catalyst for extraordinary growth in the Mahoning Valley. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, hospital and community leaders, staff, patients and […]
Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley begins construction and renovation to inpatient units
Construction and renovations have begun for our special care nursery and inpatient unit on our Beeghly campus. The inpatient unit will have more room to expand, while the special care nursery will provide private rooms for all patient families.