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This is a historic time for What Does Population Health
Summa Health and for the Mean to You?
community as a whole.
Population health is a term gaining usage, but what
“As we continue implementing our population health does it really mean? At Summa, it is a new way to deliver
strategy, these investments will form the cornerstone of healthcare, one in which we:
our vision to improve the overall health of our community
and will substantially help us meet the needs of the • Improve the patient experience: by improving access
greater Akron community and all those we serve,” shared to care at the right place at the right time, coordinating
Thomas Malone, M.D., president and chief executive care between every patient’s team of caregivers, and
officer of Summa Health. “As Summit County’s largest improving the quality of each episode of care;
private employer, Summa Health is both excited and
proud to help shape the future of healthcare • Improve the health of our community: by proactively
in our region.” reaching out to patients on an ongoing basis to assess
how they are doing and using population health
Summa unveiled the plans to hundreds of employees approaches to improve the health of large groups of
during presentations at the Akron, Barberton and St. patients; and,
Thomas Campuses in April. Dr. Malone spoke at all three
events and touted the bright future of the health system. • Reduce the total cost of care: by keeping patients as
He was joined throughout the day at the various events healthy as possible and avoiding wasteful care, like the
by Jim McIlvaine, chair, Summa Health Board of Directors, duplication of services.
Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan and Barberton Mayor
William Judge. At Summa, every decision we make should help us
achieve these goals. We are committed to delivering high
The facility plan is a critical step in our transformation to quality, locally controlled care that will meet the changing
a “new Summa,” and as such is much more than just an healthcare needs of the greater Akron community.
investment in bricks and mortar. It’s an investment in our
region’s economy. It’s an investment in improving the
overall health of the communities we serve. And it’s an
investment in the future of Summa Health.
Conceptual architectural rendering.
