Akron Children’s Hospital has been ranked in 6 specialties on the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best children’s hospitals in the United States, now available online. For 2019-20, Akron Children’s ranked: 31st in Pediatric Urology 37th in Pediatric Pulmonology 39th in Neonatal Care 42nd in Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery 45th in […]
Evan’s big scare before a diagnosis of asthma
Sometimes it’s what you don’t know – and what you can’t control – that’s most difficult; particularly when it involves your own child. Anna Soltesz of McDonald experienced that situation one day in July 2014, a day she calls her 3-year-old son Evan’s “1 big scare.” “He just wasn’t being himself; you could tell he […]
Meet Dr. Heather Strawbridge – Pediatric pulmonologist
In this year’s TV campaign, we’ve turned the camera on our doctors, so you can see how intensely they care for every child – and family – they treat. One of these doctors is Heather Strawbridge. Dr. Strawbridge is a pediatric pulmonologist at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. She and her team help many of the 23,000 […]