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“This commitment
holds true for all
of our patients; we
are relentless in our
pursuit of delivering
the best possible
cancer care.”
A message from leadership You can read more about all of these initiatives in
the following pages.
As we look back over 2016, we continue to see
Summa Health Cancer Institute develop and Our work continues, as new innovations in our
progress the care and support we provide cancer patient care continue to abound. In 2017, we
patients. We have the privilege of working with improved the patient experience, and hopefully,
patients to make the difficult journey from cancer outcomes, through our multidisciplinary clinics.
diagnosis through treatment and survivorship as This new care delivery model allows patients
easy and seamless as possible. And we take that to receive a coordinated, comprehensive and
responsibility seriously. The entire team at Summa personalized plan of care using nationally
Health Cancer Institute is dedicated to advancing recognized best practice guidelines in one
the care we provide so our patients have less appointment.
anxiety, less toxicity and improved outcomes.
Also, in March 2017 the Summa Health Breast
We continue to specialize in breast, colorectal, Center— Akron Campus was granted a three-year/
gynecologic, lung and orthopedic, although we do full accreditation designation by the National
treat more than 100 cancer types. Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. This
accreditation demonstrates our firm commitment
Cancer care continues to evolve, as do the cancer to offer our patients every significant advantage in
services and support programs we provide. their battle again breast disease.
Highlights from 2016 include:
This commitment holds true for all of our
• Oncology Care Model: thanks to a grant from patients; we are relentless in our pursuit of
CMS, Summa Health was able to offer higher delivering the best possible cancer care.
quality, more highly coordinated oncology care at Excellent, quality care provided for our patients
the same or lower cost to Medicare. locally— that is Summa Health.
• Our Lung Nodule Program grew significantly, as Gilbert Padula, M.D.
we improved our access and outcomes for lung Medical Director
cancer patients. Our success was acknowledged Summa Health Cancer Institute
with recognition from U.S. News & World Report
as a high performer in pulmonology in 2016.
• We continue to serve our most vulnerable
population, offering high quality breast and
cervical cancer screenings to those patients
struggling to pay for these services.
• We expanded our supportive care throughout
the system.
