Luke Holko and his buddies wanted to move to some open seats closer to the dugout in the latter stages of this year’s “Luke Holko Day” game with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. It’s one game almost every year the team holds in his honor to celebrate his recovery and continued good health following a horrific […]
Robertsons revisited. Former NICU triplets tell story of hope
Seven-year-old Morgan Robertson calls her triplet siblings “my boys” in quite a mother-like fashion. When they’re being cooperative, that is. “When she’s mad, it’s ‘the brothers,’” her mother, Kelly Robertson, explained. Morgan is the boss, mom said, and has been since the three were in the Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley NICU nearly eight years […]
Mahoning Valley Kids’ Crew marks eventful first 10 years
For Julie Costas of Canfield, all it took was one phone call back in 2008 to get involved in a yet-to-be-named volunteer group to support the hospital’s fundraising arm. “I’ve always loved working with children,” she said. “I was the first person to call JoAnn (Stock) when I found out she was going to be […]
Akron Children’s Mahoning Valley begins construction and renovation to inpatient units
Construction and renovations have begun for our special care nursery and inpatient unit on our Beeghly campus. The inpatient unit will have more room to expand, while the special care nursery will provide private rooms for all patient families.
Inspired by kids, Kelly Colwell is first to earn master’s in respiratory care in Ohio
Kelly Colwell works with children every day as a pediatric neonatal respiratory specialist at Akron Children’s Beeghly campus. But it was his own children who inspired him to achieve a new goal.
Emma’s story of her stay in special care nursery
My husband, Mathew, and I have a daughter, Emma, who was born at 31 weeks. She was at St Elizabeth’s and then she was sent to Akron’s Children’s Beeghly campus in Boardman, Ohio. Her providers cared so much for her and worked with her. They were very supportive and showed us how to do things. […]
