Summa Health System is one of the largest organized delivery systems in Ohio. Encompassing a network of hospitals, community health centers, a health plan, a physician-hospital organization, an entrepreneurial entity, research and a foundation, Summa is renowned for excellence in patient care and for exceptional approaches to health care delivery.
The System represents more than 1,800 licensed, inpatient beds on the Summa Akron City, Summa St. Thomas, Summa Western Reserve Hospital, Summa Barberton, Summa Wadsworth Rittman, and Summa affiliate Robinson Memorial Hospital campuses. The Summa Health System Foundation, the system's philanthropic entity, provides vital funding for medical education, research and patient-care initiatives. Summa Health Network, Summa's physician-hospital organization, represents more than 1,000 physicians. The Summa Enterprise Group seizes for-profit opportunities to bring health-based products to the market. SummaCare, which received the highest accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), provides medical coverage for more than 130,000 members in Northeast Ohio.
Consistently ranked as one of the best healthcare providers in the country, Summa Health System excels in heart, emergency, women's health, stroke, orthopaedics, cancer and geriatric services. These services have been recognized by organizations such as the:
Summa offers quality, nationally designated care in its Level III Perinatal Center and Level I Trauma Unit. Summa's Akron City and St. Thomas hospitals are teaching affiliates of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), including a staff of more than 1,000 physicians and 13 accredited residency training programs to create a dynamic medical environment.
Summa Health System serves more than a half million patients each year in comprehensive emergency, acute, critical, outpatient and long-term/home care settings and is the largest employer in Summit County. Working collaboratively with many other healthcare institutions, Summa is a member of the Cleveland Health Network, the largest provider network in Northeast Ohio.
