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, […]
Dr. Todd Ritzman teaches ‘Geometry in Orthopedics’ for healthcare academy students
Students often wonder why they need to know algebra or geometry. “They ask when am I going to use it outside these four walls?” says Thomas Jefferson. For the past year, Thomas has been helping answer that question. He is the Akron Children’s Hospital liaison for the hospital’s partnership with Akron Public Schools’ College & Career […]
Special needs don’t stop kindergartner from having a ball on bowling outing
When you are 5 years old and it’s a Tuesday morning, what could be better than going on a field trip to a bowling alley with your class? Jack Cleavenger has special needs but he was able to go bowling because Emily Ocheltree, a medical assistant in Akron Children’s School Health Services, was right by […]
New pediatric hospitalist Dr. Anita Raghavan is a scientist at heart
Growing up, Dr. Anita Raghavan dreamt of becoming a scientist. A curious creature, always eager to learn more, she spent her days taking things apart and figuring out how stuff worked. But in the end, she followed the path of medicine after discovering “the most fascinating ‘machine’ was the human body.” As Akron Children’s Hospital’s […]
4 new Health Centers will open in 2019, 2020
We are bringing convenient pediatric care close to home with the opening of 3 new Health Centers in 2019 in Mansfield, North Canton and Boston Heights, as well as one in Portage County in 2020! Mansfield Health Center Our Mansfield Health Center will open March 25-26 at 1029 S. Trimble Road. Join us to celebrate […]
As retirement approaches, Becky Brady readies herself for what the future holds
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 […]
