| State-of-the-art MRI arrives |
 Akron Children’s Hospital recently received a special delivery – a MAGNETOM Skyra 3 Tesla (3T) open bore MRI. The new MRI has the most powerful magnet available for clinical use and will be a great asset to our pediatric specialists in making confident, accurate diagnoses. This is the hospital's third MRI. Read more
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| House calls help out-of-town patients feel at home |
 Although physician house calls may be a thing of the past, Dr. Ananth Murthy, director of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and several other departments, have resurrected them at Akron Children’s Hospital. Read more to learn about Dr. Murthy's special visits to the Ronald McDonald House. Learn about how palliative care and home care have integrated house calls into their patient care programs.
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| Study about Amish population's vaccine concerns published |
 A study led by Olivia K. Wenger, a pediatrician at the Akron Children's Hospital-Wooster office, revealed that the most common reason Amish parents don't immunize their children is because of concerns regarding the safety of vaccines, not religious beliefs. The full study was published in the July 2011 edition of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Read more
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