The Kids’ Café became the “Regal Bambino Cruise Lines” on August 8 and Akron campus employees were served up delicious food by the hospital’s senior leadership team during breakfast, lunch and dinner. If the hospital’s annual “employee meal” is a way to say thanks to employees for their service, the employees returned the appreciation throughout […]
From the way we build connections with our patients to the way we push the limits of medicine, working at Akron Children’s Hospital is a one-of-a-kind experience.
New pediatrician Dr. Molly Falasco was born to travel
World traveler Dr. Molly Falasco considers herself a global citizen with a responsibility to understand not only the goings on at home, but abroad, too. She’s traveled as far north as Ireland, as far south as Peru and as far east as Italy — with a healthy appetite to reach all corners of the globe. […]
Anna Hauenstein named Magnet Nurse of the Year
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 […]
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 […]
Interpreting Week speaks volumes on support for patients, families
In the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, Brandon Perez, 6, busies himself with a game on his tablet while his mother asks questions about his treatment in her native language. Pediatric oncologist Dr. Prasad Bodas and resident Dr. Nicholas Ferris work in a few Spanish phrases and words they know, but […]
