With school now in session, parents need to be on the lookout for runny noses, scratchy throats and constant sneezing. The all-too familiar cold symptoms — you can’t miss them. It’s also that time of year when parents need to start thinking about protecting their kids from this season’s flu virus. Influenza activity often begins […]
Getting your sports physical now is a slam dunk
Believe it or not, it’s time for student athletes to get their physicals for the fall sports season. That way, if a medical issue is discovered that needs to be addressed — and 15-20% of the time one is found — it gives doctors plenty of time to treat it before kickoff. “What ends up […]
4 reasons MyChart is essential when traveling
Now that school’s out for the summer, many families are gearing up for their annual summer trips — from lakeside adventures to beachside fun. The bags are packed, hotel reservations confirmed and the family pet is boarded. The only thing left to do is fill up the gas tank (or print the boarding passes), right? […]
MyChart’s upgrade in April continues to help families simplify
Akron Children’s Hospital works hard to stay on the forefront of today’s changing patient demands. We continue to add services and bring families the latest MyChart tools to make managing their children’s health simple, swift and stress-free. In April, MyChart is launching Happy Together, which presents users with a single, merged view of their health […]
Akron Children’s Anywhere is your new go-to app for managing your children’s health
In an effort to continually add services to assist families in managing their children’s health, Akron Children’s Hospital has launched a mobile application that puts its new and existing services into one convenient location. Now, managing your children’s health has never been easier. Akron Children’s Anywhere, which is available for both Android and Apple devices, […]
Request healthcare pricing with MyChart’s new cost of care estimates
Children bring some of life’s most delightful surprises — but unexpected healthcare costs are not counted among those joys. At Akron Children’s, we want to make it easier for you to estimate your healthcare costs. That’s why MyChart now features a Billing tab, where you can find bill pay and request cost estimates prior to […]
