Congratulations to Barb Bungard, Epic Application manager, for being named the March of Dimes’ Ohio Nurse of the Year winner in the category of Nursing Informatics. The annual state-wide awards recognize nursing excellence and achievements in research, education, quality, patient care, innovation and leadership. A 41-year veteran of Akron Children’s, Barb worked as a nurse […]
Cyril perseveres, defies the odds to enjoy first birthday
Cyril Evans celebrated his first birthday at Akron Children’s Hospital – the place he’s called home since shortly after his birth at 31 weeks gestation. In the pediatric intensive care unit’s (PICU) conference room, several family members joined hospital staff in wishing Cyril well on Nov. 30, one day after his actual birthday of Nov. […]
Helping kids is the biggest reward for pediatric intensivist Dr. Rashed Durgham
For Akron Children’s newest Pediatric Intensivist Dr. Rashed Durgham, the path to critical care medicine chose him, rather than the other way around. While pursuing emergency medicine, he found himself covering the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) to fulfill a need due to staff shortages and fell in love with the role. He couldn’t think […]
Advanced practice provider committee hands out awards
APP Award for Outstanding Physician Congratulations to Dr. James Besunder, pediatric intensivist and critical care division director, for being named the 2019 Outstanding Physician by the Advanced Practice Providers Awards Committee for his longstanding commitment to advanced practice providers. Ann Marie Brown, the first pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), had […]
Just like a family reunion: PICU staff and families celebrate life
Parents and grandparents, pushing strollers, hauling backpacks and holding the hands of little ones, joined with dozens of nurses and other staff of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for a one-of-a-kind reunion Sunday at Akron Children’s Hospital.It was the first-ever PICU reunion, a special day to reconnect for families and staff, far removed from […]
Kathleen Rockhold retires after 50 years in health care
When Kathleen Rockhold, pediatric specialty operations manager at the Beeghly campus, graduated from high school, she realized her strong suit was nursing. Kathleen liked being part of a solution, particularly to patients who needed bedside care. It led to a health care career that spanned nearly 50 years, the last 13 of which Kathleen spent […]
