Northeast Ohio is blessed with world-class health care systems with national recognition -- including Akron Children's Hospital -- which is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the U.S. It's also ranked 22nd out of 200 among the best pediatric hospitals worldwide by Newsweek.

The playing field is only getting better with our latest Game Changer leading the way -- Chris Gessner is only the 4th President and CEO of Akron Children’s Hospital since 1944.

"The shoes are so big that I don't even try to fill, so I don't really feel pressure. I sort of decided I just need to be me,” Gessner told 3News anchor Dave Chudowsky in a recent interview.

Since taking the job in October of 2021, being himself seems to be a great idea. He's held previous CEO roles at multiple hospitals, most recently at UC Health’s University of Colorado Hospital and before that, at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

His motivating force?

“I always like to think about parents who trust their care to us every day," he said. "That's a significant leap that they're making to say, we know you're going to provide world-class care to our kids here. You go take over and make sure they do well.” --

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