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Summa Health

Summa Health – headquartered in Akron, Ohio – is one of the Summa Health System has served millions of patients in
largest Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state. comprehensive acute, critical, emergency, outpatient and
Formed in 1989 with the merger of Akron City and St. Thomas long-term/home-care settings and represents more than
Hospitals, this nonprofit system now encompasses a network of: 1,300* licensed inpatient beds in the following clinical settings:
• Hospitals • Summa Health System – Akron Campus
• Community-based health centers • Summa Health System – Barberton Campus
• Health insurance entity • Summa Health System – St. Thomas Campus
• A multi-specialty group practice • Summa Rehab Hospital
• An entrepreneurial entity
• Research and medical education Outpatient care is extended throughout Summit, Medina, Portage,
• A Foundation Stark and Wayne counties in multiple community health centers.
Providing superior, multi-specialty patient care, medical research
Summa Health has organized all of its medical services under and continuing medical education, Summa is consistently ranked
the umbrella of Summa Health System. Summa Health System one of the best healthcare providers in the country.
offers exceptional approaches to healthcare delivery through
multiple operating entities. Various Summa Health System hospitals, service lines,
joint ventures and affiliates are recognized by the
Vital Statistics* following organizations:
• American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Licensed Beds 1,380 • American College of Radiology
Employees 7,000+ • American Nurses Credentialing Center
Inpatient Admissions 33,114 • American Osteopathic Association’s Healthcare
Adult Patient Days 159,499 • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Average Length of Stay 4.82 • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
Inpatient Surgeries 6,520 • Facilities Accreditation Program
Outpatient Surgeries 14,377 • Healthgrades
Orthopaedic Surgeries 3,012 • National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
Emergency Visits 160,234 • Premier Healthcare Alliance
Births 3,834 • Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterizations 2,167 • The American Heart Association
Interventional Cardiac • The Joint Commission
Catheterizations 1,172 • The Leapfrog Group
Home Care Visits • Thomson Healthcare
Observation Patients 154,227 • U.S. News and World Report
13,247
*As of 2017, all entities

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