When Dr. Jeff Kempf, retired director of the global health program and emergency medicine physician, counts his blessings, he often thinks about Haiti and its people. It was because of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, that Dr. Kempf was able to develop a transformative program to bring health care and support services […]
Premature Birth Turns Doctor into Patient Facing a Crisis
On July 19 in the third year of her residency, Dr. Rachel Nebelsick, pregnant for the first time, was on rotation at Akron Children’s Hospital when she went into premature labor at 23 weeks. The budding pediatrician was immediately admitted to Cleveland Clinic’s Akron General across the street. It was the start of an ordeal […]
Helping Haiti: Knowledge Is First Defense
In October 2015, Akron Children’s Hospital was asked to participate in orientation for incoming pediatric residents at St. Damien Hospital. In addition to giving lectures to ensure a core level of understanding of pediatric topics, we were asked to provide residents with training on common procedures. St. Damien’s program director requested we focus on 4 […]
