A jolly old elf made his way through the hospital, as well as our top “In the Moment” posts during December. We invite you to take a glance at those you may have missed, or a second peek at those you’ve already enjoyed. 1. Baby’s first Christmas! Santa made the holiday season much brighter for […]
On any given day, you’ll see more than doctors and nurses making rounds to patient rooms. You’ll see dogs, cookie carts, even a miniature pony. Not to mention, the most colorful, kid-friendly helicopter around. This is the lighter side of care at Akron Children’s.
Palliative Care patients benefit from holiday generosity of Hirschbeck family
John Hirschbeck spent a 30-plus-year career developing a tough, unflappable exterior as one needs to have as a successful Major League Baseball umpire. Now retired, he was far from emotionless as he and his wife Denise handed out gifts to patient families from Akron Children’s Hospital’s Palliative Care program in the Mahoning Valley. The Hirschbecks […]
Surgery center elves hop off the shelves – and staff, patients delight in every move
You’ve heard of “The Elf on the Shelf®,” right? Well, how about the “Elf at the Nurses’ Station,” “The Elf on the Monitor” and the “The Elf in the PACU?” For the past week, as the staff in Akron Children’s GOJO Outpatient Surgery Center has been taking part in some elf magic just like many families of […]
Our top “In The Moment” posts from November 2018
From France to Mongolia to good old Northeast Ohio, there was an international flavor to our top “In the Moment” posts from November. We invite you to take a glance at those you may have missed, or a second peek at those you’ve already enjoyed. 1. For Nathalie and Stephane Rué, the journey to have […]
Our top “In The Moment” posts from October 2018
We scared up some amazing memories from our top “In the Moment” posts from October. We invite you to take a glance at those you may have missed, or a second peek at those you’ve already enjoyed. 1. Baby’s first Halloween! All 57 families in our Akron neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) had a fun […]
Our top “In The Moment” posts from September 2018
We followed the journeys of several patients in our top September “In the Moment” posts. We invite you to take a glance at those you may have missed, or a second peek at those you’ve already enjoyed. 1. In lieu of wedding gifts, 7-foot-tall NBA player Kosta Koufos of Stark County asked guests to donate to Akron […]
