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  • Event gives preview of the North Canton Health Center

    It was a meaningful night for Akron Children’s Hospital at an event hosted by brothers Rick and Lou Altman of the A. Altman Company. Friends of Akron Children’s gathered at Table Six in North Canton to learn more about the hospital’s upcoming North Canton Health Center in Stark County. Rick and Lou Altman are the… Read more…

    Event gives preview of the North Canton Health Center

  • Willie trains to fill Petie’s big horseshoes

    Petie the Pony created an amazing therapeutic service legacy during his lifetime, warming the hearts of thousands of patients at Akron Children’s Hospital since he began visiting in 1995. After his death in September at age 26, his handlers at Victory Gallop, a therapeutic riding program in Bath Township, immediately began searching for another pony… Read more…

    Willie trains to fill Petie’s big horseshoes

  • After skull reconstruction, Fitz’ brain has room to grow

    Matt and Mallory Beres keep a large black-and-white photo taken shortly after their 9-month-old son, Fitz, emerged from surgery in December. In the photo, Mallory is hunched over a hospital crib cocooning Fitz, who had been under anesthesia for 8 hours as surgeons reconstructed the front of his skull. Mallory wanted to make sure Fitz… Read more…

    After skull reconstruction, Fitz’ brain has room to grow

  • Visitor restrictions in place during respiratory season

    Keeping patients safe is a #1 priority at Akron Children’s and we accomplish this in a number of ways – from limiting our patients’ exposure to infectious illnesses to preventing falls and medication errors. With respiratory virus season upon us, the risk of spreading influenza and RSV to patients with other medical problems is a legitimate… Read more…

    Visitor restrictions in place during respiratory season

  • Catch him if you can: Prosthesis doesn’t slow down Aiden

    When Aiden Thompson takes to the baseball field, he not only looks like he belongs there, he plays like he belongs there. Aiden is a natural athlete who happens to wear a prosthesis, as well as a pair of cleats, but one would never know thanks to a decision his parents made long before his… Read more…

    Catch him if you can: Prosthesis doesn’t slow down Aiden

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