AKRON, OH — January 28, 2025 – Summa Health announced today that it is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2025, according to new research released by
Healthgrades. As a result of its consistently superior patient care, Summa Health has attained the highest achievement Healthgrades offers, placing the organization in the top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for overall care excellence for the second consecutive year.
“The mission of Summa Health System is to provide the highest quality, compassionate care to our patients and members and to contribute to a healthier community,” said Dr. Charles A. Zonfa, M.D., MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer. “To be recognized for a second consecutive year in the America’s 50 Best category while also receiving several best in Ohio accolades means that our efforts to be a healthcare leader across the U.S. and in Northeast Ohio are being revealed in our patients’ measured experiences.”
In addition to this top honor for overall clinical care, Summa Health is the recipient of numerous accolades related to its outstanding performance in key specialty service areas, including neurological, cardiac and critical care, among others. These achievements further underscore the organization’s dedication to exceptional patient care and reflect the organization’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible.
Among Summa Health’s distinctions are Specialty Excellence Awards, placing the hospital in the top five percent of the nation for services such as:
- Stroke care (six years in a row)
- Pulmonary care (six years in a row)
- Critical care (eight years in a row)
- Gastrointestinal services (three years in a row)
- Gastrointestinal surgery (two years in a row)
Summa Health also received five-star ratings for 13 services, including:
- Heart failure care (seven years in a row)
- Stroke care (eight years in a row)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care (nine years in a row)
- Cranial surgery (eight years in a row)
- Pulmonary embolism (two years in a row)
- Colorectal surgery (six years in a row)
Summa Health received five number one in Ohio Healthgrades rankings for the following specialties:
- Cranial neurosurgery
- Critical care
- Gastrointestinal surgery
- Neurosciences
- Stroke care
To view the complete list of Summa Health’s Healthgrades achievements, click
here.
“As one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, Summa Health is elevating the standard for quality care nationwide,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Healthgrades commends Summa Health for their leadership and ongoing commitment to providing the best possible care for all patients in Northeast Ohio.”
Summa Health’s achievements are based exclusively on what matters most: patient outcomes. To determine the top hospitals for 2025, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide. Healthgrades’ annual analysis revealed significant performance gaps between the nation’s highest- and lowest-achieving hospitals, making it increasingly important to seek care at a top-rated facility.
As care variation grows, consumers must find and select a top-rated hospital to maximize their chances of a successful outcome. Consumers can visit
healthgrades.com for guidance on how to find best-in-class care in 2025, with additional resources on how Healthgrades rates hospitals and why hospital quality matters available
here.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2025 America’s Best Hospital Awards Methodology.
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, X at
x.com/SummaHealth, Pinterest,
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youtube.com/summahealthsystem, Instagram at
instagram.com/summahealth and LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/summahealth.
About Healthgrades
Healthgrades is dedicated to empowering meaningful connections between patients, doctors, and hospitals. As the #1 platform for finding a doctor and a leader in healthcare transparency, we help millions of consumers each month find and schedule appointments with their healthcare professional of choice and prepare for their appointments with best-in-class, treatment-focused content.For over 20 years, our health system, group practice, and life sciences marketing solutions have helped our partners reach and engage consumers on their way to the doctor. Healthgrades is part of RVO Health, a partnership between Red Ventures and Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group. RVO Health has the largest consumer health and wellness audience online across its brand portfolio, including Healthgrades, Healthline, Medical News Today, Greatist, Psych Central and Bezzy, which touch every part of the health and wellness journey. RVO Health helps more than 100 million unique visitors live their strongest and healthiest lives each month.
