Summa Health System in Akron, OH
Also known as Summa Health System – Akron Campus, Akron City Hospital
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About Summa Health System
Summa Health System is an acute care hospital in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 649 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Summa Rehab Hospital is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.37
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.46
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.79
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.22
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.76
76% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys3,943
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.08036, -81.49967
Nearby hospitals
- Summa Rehab Hospital29 North Adams Street, Akron, OHRehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- Select Specialty Hospital-Akron200 East Market Street, Akron, OHLong-term care hospital0.7 mi
- Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center444 North Main Street, Akron, OHAcute care hospital1.3 mi
- Akron Children's Hospital1 Perkins Square, Akron, OHChildren's hospital1.3 mi
- Akron General Medical Center1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- Summa Western Reserve Hospital1900 23rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.6 mi
- Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Hospital330 Broadway Street East, Cuyahoga Falls, OHHospital3.8 mi
- Summa Health System – Barberton Campus115 5th Street Northeast, Barberton, OH · Emergency roomHospital6.5 mi
- Assurance Health Hudson LLC6260 Hudson Crossing Pkwy, Hudson, OHPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- University Hospitals Portage Medical Center6847 N Chestnut, Ravenna, OH · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Summa Health System located?
Summa Health System is at 525 East Market Street, Akron, OH 44309 in Summit County.
Does Summa Health System have an emergency room?
Yes. Summa Health System reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 186 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Summa Health System?
Summa Health System has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Summa Health System a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Ohio EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Summa Health System?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (330) 375-3000.
Would patients recommend Summa Health System?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,943 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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