Almost every Monday since the day Akron Children’s Hospital Beeghly Campus opened 10 years ago, local retirees Bernie Zets and Alice Ogden have dutifully staffed the inpatient building’s check-in desk with a smile – and a little assertiveness when they need to. And the 2 volunteers, whose tasks are to greet families and protect the […]
Video: Beeghly campus addition
We’re building on our promise to care for kids in the Mahoning Valley with our new 2-story Beeghly campus addition. This $20-million construction project adds more than 51,000 square feet, and includes 47 exam rooms, including subspecialty and primary care, plus several support testing rooms. As with all of our facilities, it was designed through […]
New “Ball Machine” Bounces Its Way into the Beeghly Campus Expansion
Walking past the Welcome Center on the 1st floor of the new Beeghly campus expansion, don’t be surprised if you start hearing clicks, pops and clangs. Those are the sounds of the ball machine – an ingenious audio-kinetic sculpture that’s become a hallmark of Akron Children’s. The artist, George Rhoads, is well-known for creating these […]
Beeghly Campus Addition Opens to Patients Today
In its continuing mission to provide high-quality pediatric care for children in the Mahoning Valley, Akron Children’s Hospital has opened a new 2-story addition for patients. This $20-million construction project adds more than 51,000 square feet to the current Beeghly campus. The new addition includes 47 exam rooms, including subspecialty and primary care, plus several […]
Beeghly Expansion Dress Rehearsal Preps Staff for Opening
The stage is set. The curtain is about to be lifted. But before the show can begin, the players must perform a dress rehearsal, right? Whether in theater or with a major hospital expansion project like the one at the Beeghly campus in Boardman, it’s critical to be prepared to handle anything that might happen […]
VIP Luncheon Celebrates the Beeghly Campus Expansion
Five-year-old Mallory Maughan had been practicing all week, commented her mother, Jill. “She’s taking this very seriously,” said Maughan, about her family’s opportunity to help cut the ribbon to celebrate Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley’s latest addition – a 51,000-square-foot expansion set to open July 11. On Thurs., June 15, Maughan explained to a crowd […]
