Akron Children’s Hospital is the largest pediatric healthcare system in Northeast Ohio, serving over 600,000 patients each year. With two free-standing pediatric hospitals and 20+ primary care offices, the Akron Children’s Hospital system provides services at nearly 80 locations across an urban, suburban and rural region of Ohio. The services and subspecialties at Akron Children’s the hospital span the entire scope of medical services available today – from routine and preventative care to emerging technologies in surgery and patient care. Akron Children’s is dedicated to family-centered care, and improving the treatment of childhood illness and injury through research at the Rebecca D. Considine Clinical Research Institute. Quality is a strategic focus of Akron Children’s Hospital through the Mark A. Watson Center for Operations Excellence, using tools such as Lean Six Sigma.