Summa Health Reports $132.3 Million in Community Benefit

Date: 12/29/2021

AKRON, Ohio, December 28, 2021 – Summa Health announced today that $132.3 million in community benefit was provided to area residents in 2020. These results are detailed in the system’s 2020 community benefit report.

“Although the COVID-19 pandemic created many hardships in 2020, Summa Health remained committed to supporting the people we serve,” said. Dr. Cliff Deveny, Summa Health President and CEO. “We take pride in knowing we can improve the lives of people through strong community programs and partnerships. We look forward to continue to work tirelessly to improve the health of our entire region.”

Included in Summa’s delivery of $132.3 million in community benefit are:

• $13.9 million in the net cost of traditional charity care
• $36.0 million in unpaid costs for Medicaid patients
• $21.8 million for education
• $5.6 million for research
• $42.1 million in subsidized health services, such as traumatic stress, senior health and dental care 
• $12.9 million for community health improvement services, programs and support

About Summa Health
Summa Health is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in Ohio. Encompassing a network of hospitals, community medical centers, a health plan, an accountable care organization, a multi-specialty physician organization, research and the Summa Health Foundation, we are nationally renowned for excellence in patient care and for exceptional approaches to healthcare delivery. Summa’s clinical services are consistently recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (Magnet status), U.S. News and World Report, Healthgrades, Thomson Reuters and The Leapfrog Group. For more information, visit summahealth.org or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/summahealth, Twitter, twitter.com/summahealth, Pinterest, pinterest.com/SummaHealth and LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/summahealth.

Media Contact: Shannon Kew
Phone: 234.312.5432