Akron Children’s Hospital

What Akron Children’s Hospital does

Akron Children's Hospital is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pediatric health system headquartered at One Perkins Square in Akron, Ohio, founded in 1890 and operating two hospital campuses (Akron and the Beeghly campus in Boardman), 44 pediatrician offices, and 50 primary and specialty care locations across Northeast Ohio, supplemented by school-based health services in 14+ school districts, five urgent care locations, Quick Care sites, telehealth, and a Ronald McDonald Care Mobile unit. Its care delivery is built on an Epic electronic health record system with MyChart patient portal integration, supporting scheduled virtual visits and the on-demand Quick Care Online service (7 a.m.–9 p.m., ages 6 months to 21) and feeding a HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7-recognized analytics environment. The system employs 5,001–10,000 staff and over 1,000 clinical providers, runs subspecialty fellowship programs, and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report (ranked in 5 specialties for 2025-26, including a top-50 national ranking for diabetes and endocrinology) and Newsweek as one of America's best children's hospitals.

The business model combines patient care revenue from emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical, specialty, and telehealth services with philanthropic and grant income. Notable recent inflows include a $50 million gift from Tom Golisano (April 2026) joining the Golisano Children's Alliance, $1.3 million NIH grant for pediatric palliative care research (April 2023), and contributions from foundations including Peg's Foundation, Liberty HealthShare, Covelli Enterprises, and The Toy Foundation. Distribution is multi-modal: hospital campuses, regional pediatrician offices, urgent care and Quick Care sites, school-based centers, virtual visits, and a growing set of channel partnerships (Memorial Health System, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio). The hospital is actively piloting AI clinical tools (Woebot mental health chatbot, predictive analytics for epilepsy and heart transplant matching) and pursuing geographic expansion through the under-construction Women and Children's Hospital at Memorial's Belpre campus.

Name

Akron Children’s Hospital

Legal name

Akron Children's Hospital

Website

https://akronchildrens.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Akron Children's Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric health system operating two hospitals, 44 pediatrician offices, and 50 specialty locations across Northeast Ohio, serving children from birth to age 21 through in-person, telehealth, and school-based care channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF), Pediatric Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAF), Pediatric Urgent Care Telehealth Platforms (HLALAJAE)

Keywords

• Pediatric healthcare services
• Children's hospital network
• Pediatric specialty care
• School-based health services
• Pediatric telehealth visits

Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Akron Children's generates revenue primarily through comprehensive pediatric healthcare services including emergency care, inpatient care, outpatient visits, specialty care, surgical services, and telehealth consultations across its network of hospitals, offices, and locations.
2. Donations and Philanthropy: As a nonprofit hospital system, Akron Children's receives charitable donations, grants, and foundation support from donors including Tom Golisano ($50M), Peg's Foundation, Liberty HealthShare ($200K), Covelli Enterprises, and The Toy Foundation to fund programs, facilities, and patient care.
3. Government and Research Grants: Federal and research funding including NIH grants ($1.3M for pediatric palliative care research) supporting clinical research initiatives and specialized care programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Akron Children's Hospital is a pediatric healthcare system operating two hospital campuses, 44 pediatrician offices, and 50 primary and specialty locations across Northeast Ohio. It provides comprehensive pediatric services including primary care, specialty care, urgent care, telehealth, surgical services, and school-based health programs for children from birth through age 21, supported by Epic EHR and digital tools like MyChart and the Akron Children's Anywhere mobile app.

Product overview

Akron Children's Hospital operates a comprehensive pediatric healthcare platform with two hospitals, 44 pediatrician offices, and 50 primary and specialty locations across Ohio. The core product is its multi-location pediatric healthcare service augmented by digital health tools including Akron Children's Anywhere mobile app (available on Apple and Google Play) offering provider search, symptom checking, and MyChart integration. Telehealth services include Quick Care Online (on-demand virtual visits for minor illnesses 7 days a week) and MyChart Virtual Visits (scheduled telehealth with primary care and specialists). Additional services include School Based Health Services, Urgent Care, Quick Care, and specialty programs such as the Doggie Brigade animal therapy program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• More childhood, please.™: A brand initiative celebrating the mission to protect, preserve and enrich every moment in a child's life - from birth to graduation day. Includes TV show, magazine, and awards program.

Products and services

• Akron Children's Pediatrics (Primary Care) Pediatric primary care offices offering well-child visits, sick visits, same-day appointments, walk-in hours, and e-visits for conditions such as cough and cold, insect bites, and red eyes for children across Northeast Ohio.
• Quick Care In-person care for minor illnesses including colds, cough, flu, rashes, diarrhea, and vomiting, staffed by pediatric-trained providers across locations in Austintown, Boardman, and Portage.
• Urgent Care Same-day care for common illnesses and minor injuries including sprains, strains, fevers, and pains, with locations in Medina/Montrose, Boston Heights, Warren, and Mansfield offering weekday and weekend hours.
• Quick Care Online On-demand virtual urgent care service available 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. connecting pediatric providers via smartphone, tablet, or computer for minor illnesses such as allergies, cold, flu, cough, diarrhea, fever, insect bites, nausea, pink eye, rash, sinus, and sore throat; available for ages 6 months to 21 years in Ohio.
• MyChart Virtual Visits Scheduled telehealth visits available through MyChart with pediatric primary care providers and specialists such as Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, and Speech Therapy for medical conditions requiring regular check-ins, follow-up care, and pre-surgery preparation.
• School Based Health Services (SBHS) On-site pediatric healthcare services at school locations including treatment of common illnesses, routine well visits, vaccinations, sports and camp physicals, chronic condition management (such as asthma), hearing and vision tests, and referrals to specialists and mental health professionals.
• Akron Children's Mother & Baby App Mobile app supporting pregnancy and parenting journey from planning for a baby through early motherhood, providing resources for finding primary care doctors or specialists, locations and directions, health decision-making, and MyChart access.
• Akron Children's Anywhere Mobile App Mobile app available on Apple App Store and Google Play providing Find a Doc, Locations, Symptom Checker, Parent Advice, emergency contacts, First Aid reference, medication dosage information, MyChart integration, and bill pay functionality.
• Doggie Brigade Animal-assisted therapy program featuring trained dogs that visit patients to provide comfort and emotional support during hospitalization.
• Woebot Mental Health Chatbot Pilot Smartphone chatbot piloted to provide conversational AI mental health support to adolescents experiencing mild to moderate depression while waiting for therapy appointments.
• Ronald McDonald House Care Mobile Mobile healthcare unit bringing pediatric services to underserved communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in total fresh gas flows and over 85% reduction in nitrous oxide use through real-time anesthesia analytics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026Akron Children's announced partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio to serve as exclusive pediatric partner for healthcare services and programming across BGCNEO clubs. A new 3,165-square-foot pediatric primary care office will open at the Broadway Club in Cleveland in October 2026, offering well-child visits, preventive screenings, sick visits, and telehealth services.
• Memorial Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026Memorial Health System and Akron Children's are expanding pediatric services in the Mid-Ohio Valley through an ongoing partnership including a new Women and Children's Hospital under construction at Memorial's Belpre campus, expected to open late 2027. Partnership also includes school-based health centers in Marietta and Belpre City Schools offering on-site and telehealth medical services.
• Birthing Beautiful CommunitiesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 December 2025Birthing Beautiful Communities received the Business Impact Award at Akron Children's More childhood please. Awards. The organization provides free doula support to at-risk mothers in Cuyahoga and Summit counties, addressing infant mortality with services for nearly 800 clients each year.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Ohio-based pediatric academic medical center and direct competitor in specialty pediatric care. Explicitly referenced on Akron Children's website as a collaborator in delivering the best pediatric care in the region.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: Columbus-based pediatric health system with similar comprehensive service offerings across hospital, primary care, and research. Competes for pediatric specialty referrals across Ohio.
• University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's: Cleveland-based pediatric hospital within the University Hospitals system. Direct competitor in the same Northeast Ohio market, with overlapping specialty services and pediatric primary care footprint.
• Dayton Children's Hospital: Independent Ohio pediatric hospital serving the Dayton region with similar specialty and primary care offerings. Competes for pediatric referrals in the western part of the state.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Children's: Pediatric service line within the Cleveland Clinic health system. Broader incumbent leveraging system-wide resources to compete in pediatric specialty care across Northeast Ohio.
• Boston Children's Hospital: National pediatric academic medical center and the largest pediatric research enterprise in the U.S. Sets the bar for specialty care, research output, and brand recognition in pediatric medicine.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): One of the oldest and largest pediatric hospitals in the U.S. Comparable in scope, governance (nonprofit), and specialty depth; competitor for complex pediatric referrals and research talent.

Regional players

• UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Pennsylvania-based pediatric academic medical center. Comparable in scope and specialty depth; primarily serves western Pennsylvania but draws referrals from eastern Ohio.
• Mercy Health - Children's Hospital: Catholic health system with pediatric services across Ohio. Operates in overlapping Ohio geographies with comparable community pediatric service offerings.
• ProMedica Toledo Children's Hospital: Northwest Ohio pediatric provider within the ProMedica system. Comparable community pediatric model, with primary geographic overlap in western Ohio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/akronchildrens
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AkronChildrens
• Facebookfacebook.com/akronchildrens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/23182
• Instagraminstagram.com/akronchildrens
• TikToktiktok.com/@akronchildrens

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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