A mere 3 years ago, employees and patient families looking to grab a meal only had 1 option on the hospital’s Akron campus – the traditional cafeteria known as the Kids’ Café on the hospital’s third floor. Fast forward to 2019 and not only are there additional places to eat on campus (the Kay Kafé […]
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Shelly Brown named vice president of development
Congratulations to Shelly Brown who was recently named the Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation’s new vice president of development. Shelly joined Akron Children’s in 2008, and most recently served as senior director of principal giving. As vice president, Shelly is responsible for all aspects of fundraising to support the hospital’s mission. We asked Shelly to share […]
MyLocalLink offers community service database to patients, providers
As a longtime pediatrician in Locust Pediatric Care Group, Dr. Joel Davidson knows taking care of his patients involves more than giving vaccines and caring for colds. As part of Akron Children’s Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, providers screen patients and families at annual well visits for things like food and housing insecurity, safety, […]
Georgene Gross reflects on a 53-year nursing career
In 1966 Georgene Gross began her career right out of nursing school (as in 2 days after graduation!) at Akron Children’s as a staff nurse. On May 31, she will retire from her position as operations supervisor at Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Alliance office. With a few detours in between, Georgene says she has come […]
Thanks for the memories – Brenda Gray retires after 43 years
When times were hard and her family was struggling, Brenda Gray credits God and a few angels at Akron Children’s Hospital for giving her the break she needed. “In the late ’70s the Department of Job and Family Services had a program that offered young women a chance to work instead of living on public […]
Population Health helps transform care coordination for high-risk patients
When Akron Children’s Hospital began its Population Health management program in 2017 it was with the vision to develop a family-centered, efficient and outcome-focused care coordination model for the hospital’s highest risk patients. According to Kris Grayem, vice president of population health, “Our department looks at how we can collaborate with outside agencies and departments […]
