Summa Health System

Description

Summa Health System is an integrated health care delivery system encompassing a network of hospitals, community health centers, a health plan, a physician-hospital organization, an entrepreneurial entity, research and a foundation. The system represents more than 1,800 licensed, inpatient beds on the Summa Akron City, Summa St. Thomas, Summa Western Reserve Hospital, Summa Barberton, Summa Wadsworth Rittman, and Summa affiliate Robinson Memorial Hospital campuses. The Summa Health System Foundation, the system's philanthropic entity, provides funding for medical education, research and patient-care initiatives. Summa Health Network, Summa's physician-hospital organization, represents more than 1,000 physicians. The Summa Enterprise Group seizes for-profit opportunities to bring health-based products to the market. SummaCare, which received the highest accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), provides medical coverage for more than 130,000 members in Northeast Ohio. Summa offers quality, nationally designated care in its Level III Perinatal Center and Level I Trauma Unit. Summa's Akron City and St. Thomas hospitals are teaching affiliates of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), including a staff of more than 1,000 physicians and 13 accredited residency training programs to create a dynamic medical environment.