Akron Children’s Hospital’s top priority is the health and safety of our patients, staff and visitors. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Ohio and hospital beds fill up, cloth face masks may play a part in keeping us all safe. Wearing a mask may potentially help slow the spread of COVID-19. By covering the […]
10 ways to beat boredom and keep families busy amidst COVID-19 pandemic
All Ohio schools closed. Bars, restaurants eat-in dining rooms shuttered. Sports and other events cancelled. COVID-19 has changed every family’s daily routine, activities and even their spring break travel plans for the foreseeable future. We’re quarantined in our homes with no place to go. Parents are stressed, while kids are fighting boredom. Now what? “Through […]
Coronavirus Q&A: Answers to your top 10 questions
Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrician Dr. Sarah Adams shares insight on COVID-19 and how to protect your family. How is COVID-19 different from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Ebola and other global outbreaks? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species of animals. Human coronaviruses can cause mild […]
What parents should know about novel coronavirus
Large cities on lockdown. Flights suspended. A rising death toll … a global health emergency. The headlines are anxiety-producing, even for those oceans away from the epicenter of this health crisis. And now the first cases and deaths in the United States have been reported. The spread of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19), first […]
Are kids anxious over coronavirus news?
More and more parents are finding that the hot topic at school is the spread of a strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). From young elementary school students to high-schoolers, information on the virus is being passed back and forth . Some true, some exaggerated, and some flat out false. How can you help your kids sort […]
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, […]
