Emergency Care
Whatever your health emergency, the Summa Health Emergency Department (ED) is here for you. Our experienced team is trained to quickly assess and treat life- and limb-threatening injuries and illnesses.
Symptoms that are best evaluated in an emergency room include:
- Chest pain or difficulty breathing
- Weakness/numbness on one side
- Slurred speech
- Fainting/change in mental state
- Serious burns
- Head or eye injury
- Concussion/confusion
- Broken bones and dislocated joints
- Fever with a rash
- Seizures
- Severe cuts that may require stitches
- Facial lacerations
- Severe cold or flu symptoms
- Vaginal bleeding with pregnancy
The Summa Health ED consists of four emergency care facilities located throughout Akron and surrounding areas staffed 24/7 by emergency medicine teams. Our Akron Campus Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons, also is staffed with fellowship-trained trauma surgeons who can provide the highest surgical care around the clock.
Summa Health emergency rooms accept all emergency patients, whether or not insured, and all Summa Health entities accept most major insurance plans. While we make every attempt to see patients in the order in which they arrive, the care being given to critically ill or injured patients may take priority and cause delay.
Why Choose Summa Health
Here are more reasons to come to Summa Health for expert emergency care:
Level 1 Adult Trauma Center
Summa Health System – Akron Campus was the first hospital in Akron to receive Level 1 verification, the American College of Surgeons' highest trauma care.
Accredited Chest Pain Center
Summa Health System – Akron and Barberton Campuses are accredited by the American College of Cardiology. Akron Campus has an additional distinction of being accredited as a Chest Pain Center with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
AHA-Accredited Heart Attack Receiving Center
Summa Health System – Akron Campus was the first Ohio hospital to receive AHA's Mission: Lifeline® Heart Attack Receiving Center Accreditation.
Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
Summa Health System – Akron Campus is the first hospital in Greater Akron to receive this award, the highest level of certification for hospitals with specific abilities to receive and treat the most complex stroke cases.
Accredited Geriatric ED
The Summa Health System – Akron Campus ED is accredited by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program (GEDA), signifying that we meet the interdisciplinary geriatric standards set forth by ACEP and demonstrate a focus on delivering the highest standards of emergency care for our communities’ older adults.
Outstanding STEMI System
On average, Summa Health's door-to-balloon times are 26 minutes faster than the national AHA standard. In fact, we've stopped heart attacks in as little as 11 minutes.
Metro Life Flight Partner
Metro Life Flight is a state-of-the-art helicopter program used for the transportation of severely injured patients to hospitals with trauma centers. In partnership with Life Flight, Summa Health helps to provide expert, expedient care to trauma patients.ED, Urgent Care or Primary Care?
Not sure if you should go to a Summa Health emergency room, urgent care or primary care physician? Review our easy reference chart below for the answer:
Locations
The Summa Health Emergency Department spans throughout Akron and surrounding areas:
Akron Emergency Department
One of the largest and advanced EDs in the region.
Barberton Emergency Department
Includes 32 private rooms and an additional 10-bed "fast-track" treatment area.
Green Emergency Department
Serves Green, Uniontown, Hartville, Coventry, Springfield and Portage Lakes among others.
Wadsworth-Rittman Emergency Department
Features an emergency room, an emergency care department and a clinical decision unit (CDU).
Resources
Symptoms of a Heart Attack
Men and women often experience different symptoms. Know the warning Signs!
Take the First Step to Treat Opiate Addiction
When you or a loved one commit to getting help for addiction, there is no time to wait. The First Step addiction program at our Akron or Barberton Campus EDs begins addiction treatment immediately.
Emergency Medicine Residency
Our Emergency Medicine Residency program provided residents with the opportunity to get the entire breadth of emergency medicine experience at one of the largest and most advanced EDs in the region.