People who meet Becky Brady, medical assistant in Akron Children’s Center for Allergy & Immunology, for the first time may not realize how good-humored she is. After all, the new patients she encounters often feel miserable by the time they come to the hospital for tests and treatment. For many of them, the last thing […]
After years as an “IV Diva,” Becky Bowman Horton retires from our Showers Center
As someone with hard-to-find veins, Becky Bowman Horton, staff nurse in the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, knows firsthand how multiple needle pokes can lead to anxiety and fear. It wasn’t in vain that she became an expert in PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter), midline and PIV (peripheral intravenous catheter) insertion. […]
Choo Choo Calhoun boards the train to retirement
Two things at work give Alphonso “Choo Choo” Calhoun, housekeeper II in environmental services, great satisfaction: creating a clean safe environment and singing. For Choo Choo, singing while working always goes hand in hand, making it easier to meet any challenge or deadline with a smile on his face. In fact, if Choo Choo isn’t […]
John Furino moving on to his third act as he retires after 20 years
John Furino may be retiring from the Department of Public Safety as a security resource officer, but that doesn’t mean he plans to slow down. When he retires in June, he will have spent 20 years at Akron Children’s. Working in the security field was actually a second career for John who worked as a […]
Celebration honors medical staff retirees
Members of our medical staff gathered to honor retirees, as well as those who will be retiring later this year. “The many contributions of our retiring medical staff members will continue to have a lasting impact on our organization,” said Dr. Laura Pollauf, Medical Staff President who formally recognized each honoree and presented them with […]
Dr. Georgette Constantinou retires after 40 years in pediatric psychology
Beginning as a teen and continuing through her years at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, Dr. Georgette Constantinou noticed that people – fellow classmates and even older adults– often reached out to her for help in solving their personal problems. “I wanted to be a pediatrician since the age of 12 but it just […]
