May 4 has been a long time coming for the Mundy family. After a series of restrictions and closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica Mundy’s surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was postponed March 21. The ACL is a ligament that helps stabilize your knee and girls are 8 times more […]
Simple steps lead to extra comfort before outpatient surgery
Recently our daughter, Molly, 1, had outpatient surgery. She had myringotomy, or simply put, ear tube surgery, and upper lip tie surgery. Things could not have gone better! The entire staff was so helpful, patient, accommodating and kind. Originally, we were scheduled to have surgery in January but I called about getting on a cancellation […]
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 […]