Akron Children’s PICU, Burn Center, and 7-Surgical Unit Receives Beacon Award!

Akron Children’s PICU, Burn Center, and 7-Surgical Unit are the recipients of the Beacon Award-Silver for Excellence by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. This is a national award which recognizes patient care units for nursing excellence in patient outcomes, work environment and nursing workforce. Our PICU has received this award twice in the past, but this is the first year for the Burn Center and 7- Surgical Unit.
For more on our PICU: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PICU) | Akron Children’s
For more on our Burn Center: Adult and Pediatric Burn Institute | Akron Children’s
For more on Surgery at Akron Children’s: Surgery at Akron Children’s | Akron Children’s
For more on the Beacon Award: Be a Beacon of Excellence – AACN
Akron Children’s is dedicated to improving the health of children through outstanding quality patient care, education, advocacy, community service and research. Akron Children’s is committed to remaining an independent, community-governed organization because we believe that this enables us to best achieve our mission and vision and preserve our unique culture. Akron Children’s will be an innovative leader in improving child health and providing high-quality care.
Akron Children’s has three foundational promises:
- To treat every child as we would our own.
- To treat others as they would like to be treated.
- To turn no child away for any reason.
Thanks to help from Children’s Miracle Network, its corporate partners and programs, Akron Children’s continues to provide high quality and compassionate care!
