Summa Health Akron Campus

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Summa Health Akron Campus
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Summa Health Akron Campus
Geography
Location Akron, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 41°04′48″N81°30′02″W / 41.08°N 81.5005556°W / 41.08; -81.5005556
Organization
Care system Private
Funding Private hospital
Type Teaching
Affiliated university Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma [1]
Beds750
Helipad FAA LID: 28OI [2]
History
Former name(s)
  • Akron City Hospital
  • The City Hospital
Links
Website www.summahealth.org/locations/hospitals/akron
Lists Hospitals in Ohio

Summa Health Akron Campus, formerly known as Akron City Hospital, part of Summa Health System, was founded in 1892 in Akron, Ohio, United States as The City Hospital. From the first accredited radiology department in the country to the first adult open heart surgery in Akron. Summa Akron City Hospital has achieved national recognition as a healthcare provider. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Summa Akron City Hospital is a Level I trauma center with 100 emergency/trauma patient care spaces, and is a nationally ranked 750-bed non-profit, teaching hospital located in Akron, Ohio. Summa Akron City Hospital is also a Certified Chest Pain Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, and its obstetrics care is nationally recognized for quality. [9] In 2010, Summa Akron City and St. Thomas Hospitals were awarded Magnet recognition by American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only six percent of hospitals in the United States are recognized as Magnet hospitals. [10]

Major milestones

1973

2008

2019

2023

Recognition and honors

Services

Summa Akron City Hospital is known for advancements in geriatric medicine, hospice and palliative care, women's health, bariatrics, oncology, orthopaedics and cardiology.

Its services also include: cardiothoracic surgery; critical care; diagnostic imaging; digestive diseases; gastroenterology; medical and surgical services; neonatal intensive care; neurology; obstetrics and gynecology; pain management; pediatric intensive care; pulmonary care; radiology; rehabilitation services; sleep disorders; occupational, physical, recreational and speech therapy; urology and vascular.

Notable People born in this hospital

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