Acute Palliative Care Unit

Summa’s patient-centered Acute Palliative Care Unit is available at Summa Akron City Hospital.

Acute Palliative Care Unit at Summa Akron City Hospital

Family Room	Private Room

The services provided within Summa's Acute Palliative Care Unit embrace a variety of medical and therapeutic disciplines that work together to create an individualized, patient-focused care plan. The unit, located on the Summa Akron City Hospital campus, features:

• 12 private rooms
• two family rooms
• a spa room for patients
• a small communal kitchen for families
• a community room for private meetings with families and support groups

Our state-of-the-art unit offers the same equipment found in other hospital acute care settings. However, at Summa, patients experience a holistic approach to palliative care, in a soothing, comforting environment best-suited to their most important needs at this stage of their lives.