On June 13 Anna Hauenstein, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC, CPN, was recognized as Akron Children’s nominee for the 2018 American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Nurse of the Year Award. Anna was nominated for her outstanding contribution as a patient care clinician in the Magnet Model component of Exemplary Professional Practice. According to Magnet Coordinator Meghan […]
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Social workers recognized by their peers for devotion to field
Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s social work recognition awards! Sharon Blackledge, LISW-S, for the Denis Hessoun Award for Professional Growth and Development Heather Lanfranchi, LISW, for the Vicki Allan Award for Social Work Services Cindy King, LISW-S, for the Mary Frances Ahern Award for Social Work Dedication According to Shelley Walker, director of […]
NICU’s Cynthia Grand receives nursing excellence award
Congratulations to Cynthia Grand, MSN, RN, NNP-BC, neonatal nurse practitioner, for being named the 2018 recipient of the Debra Lee Seiber Nursing Excellence Award. The award, which was created in memory of longtime nurse practitioner Deb Seiber, who passed away in 2013 and worked in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Summa, is presented […]
Lifesaving technology helps patients overcome critical illness
When 16-year-old Ryan Hayes left for a school trip to Chicago with the Firestone High School choir on Valentine’s Day he was feeling fine. Three days later he was in the Akron Children’s emergency department barely able to breathe. Somewhere along the line Ryan had contracted influenza B that left him gravely ill and in […]
Pediatric residents visit North Hill library, community locations as part of training
Training to become a pediatrician is about more than just knowing how to diagnose and treat an illness. It’s also about recognizing when patients and families could use the support of community agencies to help them with things like developmental or cognitive delays, hearing and speech support, housing and food, and even literacy. It’s one […]
TWIG group donates $10,000 to rehabilitation fund
On Tuesday, June 12, 6 members of TWIG #13 (Together With Important Goals), a local chapter of the nearly 500-volunteer strong group of women across northeast Ohio who bring smiles to the faces of Akron Children’s patients, presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to representatives from the Akron Children’s Rehabilitative Services. According to […]
