Thrill seeking is one of the things Dr. Andrea Sims enjoys most in life. She’s been lava chasing on Mount Etna, Europe’s highest and most active volcano. She’s skydived multiple times and even paraglided off the cliffs of Taormina, Italy. But these adrenaline activities just don’t compare to the rush Dr. Sims gets when treating […]
New pediatrician Dr. Sam Siedlecki goes the distance when treating patients
Dr. Samantha Siedlecki is fast on her feet — whether at home or now in the office. With a passion for long-distance running, she has completed multiple marathons, triathlons and most recently a full Ironman Triathlon. So it’s only fitting that in her professional career she’ll be running between Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics offices and […]
Children’s Champion spotlight: Jeff Young
Jeff Young took on the Blue Line for the first time last September and remembers passing through the Akron Children’s Hospital Hero Zones throughout the course. At the time he had no idea that the connection between the Akron Marathon and Akron Children’s Hospital was about to become even more poignant for him. Before race […]
New city, refreshing adventures await Cindy Dormo
In many ways, Cindy Dormo, vice president, pediatrics, grew up along with Akron Children’s. As a recent college graduate with a health information management degree, she felt brave when she moved 125 miles away from home to take her first professional job. When she joined Children’s nearly 4 decades ago, the hospital employed fewer than […]
Donna Johnson is ready to be a California girl
Donna Johnson, electronic medical records (EMR) specialist, who was born and raised near Uniontown has spent her adult life living and working throughout the U.S. and overseas. Akron has always been home, however. And Akron Children’s, where she became a nurse 4 decades ago, has always been her favorite place to work. At Children’s, she […]
Building the perfect team: Physician recruiters aim to fill provider roles
Parents put a lot of thought and effort into choosing the person who is going to take care of their child for the next 18 years. For this reason, the physician recruiters in the hospital’s human resources (HR) department have an important job making sure the providers they help hire are not just great caregivers, […]
