Follow the timeline to the project completion in July 2015.
Akron Children’s Hospital breaks ground on new parking garage
June 6, 2012Read more
Akron Children’s announces $200 million expansion
August 12, 2012Read more
Team
August 13-17, 2012 - A full scale mock-up of Emergency Department helps team design new spaceRead more
Parents, kids create wish list for their
August 29, 2012 - Akron Children’s holds town hall meeting so parents can help design new critical care towerRead more
Designing same-day surgery center
September 10-14, 2012 - A full scale mock-up of outpatient surgery center helps team design new spaceRead more
Parents help us build a better hospital
September 25, 2012 - Akron Children’s holds second town hall meeting for families to share their visionRead more
Putting the you in NICU
October 14-19, 2012 - A full scale mock-up of the neonatal intensive care unit helps team design new spaceRead more
Parents weigh in on design of NICU
November 13, 2012 - Akron Children’s holds town hall meeting for parents of “NICU graduates”Read more
Identifying best practices
December 10-14, 2012 - Teams assemble to discuss and collaborate on creating the most value in designRead more
Self-described decorators help design facility
January 21, 2013 - Akron Children’s holds parent town hall meeting to get their inputRead more
Final NICU design workshop
February 4-8, 2013 - Akron Children’s NICU team completes final design workshopRead more
Going, going, gone!
March 2, 2013 - Akron Children’s razes the Wally Waffle buildingRead more
2 more buildings razed
March 11, 2013Read more
Child Guidance building razed
April 30, 2013Read more
First high–risk delivery paves way for new service
May 10, 2013Read more
Ceremonial groundbreaking
May 30, 2013Read more
Two tower cranes added to the construction site
June 27, 2013Read more
Patients honored by having names spray painted on concrete beams
November 20, 2013Read more
Christmas tree suspended above construction site during the holidays
December 23, 2013Read more
Pedestrian bridge put in place between Exchange Street Parking Deck and Kay Jewelers Pavilion
January 4, 2014Read more
Topping out ceremony held two months ahead of schedule
April 2, 2014Read more