About SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM

SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM is a Acute Care Hospitals. It is in AKRON, OH. Its type of ownership is Voluntary non-profit - Private. The facility's Medicare ID is 360020. It does provide emergency services. There are 1,058 medical professionals and 131 doctor groups affiliated with the hospital. On average at SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, emergency patients were charged $25,275. This is lower than the state average of $25,795. It is also lower than the national average of $25,828.

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Survey Analysis
Cost Analysis
Infection Rates
Hospital Comparison
Nearby Skilled Nursing Facilities
List of Associated Doctors

Patient Survey Results

Below is information compiled by CMS on the percentage of patients who respond to specific treatments and a comparison of the results for SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM to the national results for similar facilities.

Survey Question	Response
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well	76 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well	19 %
Nurse communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Nurse communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	83 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	14 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	74 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" listened carefully to them	20 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	72 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well	77 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well	18 %
Doctor communication - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Doctor communication - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" treated them with courtesy and respect	83 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	4 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" treated them with courtesy and respect	13 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" listened carefully to them	75 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	5 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" listened carefully to them	20 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" explained things in a way they could understand	72 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" explained things in a way they could understand	6 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	22 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted	55 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	32 %
Staff responsiveness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Staff responsiveness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	51 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	36 %
Patients who reported that they "Always" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	60 %
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	13 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received bathroom help as soon as they wanted	27 %
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them	57 %
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them	23 %
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them	20 %
Communication about medicines - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Communication about medicines - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" communicated what the medication was for	71 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated what the medication was for	11 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" communicated what the medication was for.	18 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	43 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Sometimes" or "Never" discussed possible side effects	35 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Usually" discussed possible side effects	22 %
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home	87 %
Discharge information - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Discharge information - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that NO, they did not discuss whether they would need help after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did discuss whether they would need help after discharge	87 %
Patients who reported that NO, they did not receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	13 %
Patients who reported that YES, they did receive written information about possible symptoms to look out for after discharge	87 %
Patients who "Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	46 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	49 %
Care transition - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Care transition - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who "Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	50 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	7 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that the staff took my preferences into account when determining my health care needs	43 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	47 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	5 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood their responsiblities in managing their health	48 %
Patients who "Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	40 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	4 %
Patients who "Strongly Agree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	56 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean	65 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean	13 %
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean	22 %
Cleanliness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Cleanliness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night	54 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night	13 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	33 %
Quietness - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Quietness - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	9 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	23 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	68 %
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Overall hospital rating - star rating	Not Applicable
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital	5 %
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital	68 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	27 %
Recommend hospital - linear mean score	Not Applicable
Recommend hospital - star rating	Not Applicable
Summary star rating	Not Applicable

Cost of SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, Compare to National and State Averages

Understanding how much a hospital is going to cost is extremely difficult. Hospitals themselves actively obscure what they charge and have negotiated different rates with different insurers. Then you have the problem of the wide variety of treatments which the SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM provides.

To provide some standard metric to compare hospital costs, CMS publishes the MSPB (or "Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary"). Even though you may not be on Medicare, this metric may still be useful. The MSPB is expressed as a percentage compared to the national average for costs that Medicare incurs. A percentage higher than 100% means the hospital charges more than the national average while a percentage less than 100% means the hospital charges less than the national average.

MSPB for SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM: Not Available

Detailed table for spending and period for patients at SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM:

Type	Amount
Home Health Agency (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$21
Hospice (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$3
Inpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$47
Outpatient (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$92
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$18
Durable Medical Equipment (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$10
Carrier (1 to 3 days Prior to Index Hospital Admission)	$685
Home Health Agency (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Hospice (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Inpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$11,254
Outpatient (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Skilled Nursing Facility (During Index Hospital Admission)	$0
Durable Medical Equipment (During Index Hospital Admission)	$15
Carrier (During Index Hospital Admission)	$1,568
Home Health Agency (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$797
Hospice (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$202
Inpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$5,142
Outpatient (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$696
Skilled Nursing Facility (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$3,265
Durable Medical Equipment (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$98
Carrier (1 through 30 days After Discharge from Index Hospital Admission)	$1,363
Total (Complete Episode)	$25,275

Infection Rates at SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM

These measures show how often patients at SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM contract certain infections during the course of their medical treatment, when compared to other hospitals nationally.

Infection Type	Score / Compare to National Average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.29 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.20 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	11,741.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	12.64 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	8.00 / Same
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.63 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.25 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.86 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	16,392.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	20.63 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	10.00 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.49 / Better
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.28 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.27 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	390.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	10.92 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	7.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.64 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.02 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	1.83 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	296.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	2.70 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	1.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	0.37 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.70 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.83 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	194,723.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	14.58 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	17.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	1.17 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.50 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.83 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	187,164.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	93.54 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	61.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.65 / Better

How SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM Compares to Other Similar Facilities

This is how SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM compares to other similar hospitals nationally based on data provided to CMS.

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Worst Hospitals in AKRON, OH

Percentages of Complications and Deaths at SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM

Measure	Score	Compared to National Rates
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients	NA	Not Enough Data
Death rate for heart attack patients	12.1%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	2.6%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	8.6%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	12.9%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	17.1%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	15.3%	SAME
Pressure ulcer rate	1.44%	Worse
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications	158.7%	SAME
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate	0.23%	SAME
In-hospital fall with hip fracture rate	0.09%	SAME
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate	2.09%	SAME
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate	1.44%	SAME
Postoperative respiratory failure rate	5.71%	SAME
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate	4.05%	SAME
Postoperative sepsis rate	6.32%	SAME
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate	1.95%	SAME
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate	1.6%	SAME
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite	1.2%	SAME

Skilled Nursing Facilities Near SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM

Many hospital patients are not ready to return home after a hospital visit. If recovery is going to be protracted, doctors will often advise that the patients recuperate at a skilled nursing facility. Below is a list of the skilled nursing homes near SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM ranked by their CMS 5-Star Overall Rating.

Facility Name	Overall Rating
Health Center at The Renaissan	5:
Oaks of Brecksville	5:
Falls Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	5:
Meadow Wind Health Care Center	5:
Berea Center	5:
Western Reserve Masonic Comm	5:
Brookdale Westlake Village	5:
Heather Knoll Retirement Village	5:
Parkside Villa	5:
O'neill Healthcare North Olmsted	5:
Green Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ltd	5:
Regina Health Center	5:
Kensington at Anna Maria	5:
Wooster Community Hospital Snf	5:
Altercare Post-Acute Rehab Center	5:
Anna Maria of Aurora	5:
Pleasantview Care Center	5:
Heritage of Hudson	5:
Riverview Pointe Care Center	5:
Apostolic Christian Home Inc	5:
Bath Creek Estates	5:
Bethany Nursing Home, Inc	5:
Pebble Creek Healthcare Center	5:
The Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	5:
O'neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights	5:
Altenheim	5:
Timberland Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation	5:
Minerva Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	4:
Willowood Care Center of Brunswick	4:
North Park Care Center	4:
Jackson Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center	4:
Aurora Manor Special Care Cent	4:
Bel Air Care Center	4:
Strongsville Healthcare and Rehabilitation	4:
Altercare of Cuyahoga Falls Ctr For Rehab and Nursin	4:
Village at St Edward Nrsg Care	4:
Northfield Village Retirement Community	4:
Glenwood Care and Rehabilitation	4:
Life Care Center of Medina	4:
Brunswick Pointe Transitional Care	4:
Northwestern Center	4:
Doylestown Health Care Center	4:
Falling Water Healthcare Center	4:
Ohio Living Rockynol	4:
Crown Center at Laurel Lake	4:
Pleasant View Health Care Center	4:
Joshua Tree Care Center	4:
Broadview Multi Care Center	4:
Wadsworth Pointe	4:
Legacy Barberton	4:
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab	4:
Sanctuary Wadsworth	4:
St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes	4:
Brentwood Health Care Center	4:
Wayne County Care Center	4:
Village of The Falls	4:
Pleasant Lake Villa	4:
Avenue at Aurora	4:
Concordia at Sumner	3:
Altercare of Louisville Ctr For Rehab and Nsg Care	3:
West View Healthy Living	3:
Saint Luke Lutheran Home	3:
Diplomat Healthcare	3:
The Laurels of Massillon	3:
Avenue at Medina	3:
Samaritan Care Center and Villa	3:
Medina Bsd Opco LLC	3:
Rocky River Healthcare of Westpark	3:
Longmeadow Care Center	3:
Westpark Healthcare Campus	3:
Altercare of Hartville Ctr For	3:
Altercare Transitional Care of The Western Reserve	3:
Orrville Pointe	3:
Gardens of North Olmsted	3:
Autumnwood Nursing and Rehab Center	3:
Avenue at Broadview Heights	3:
Pearlview Rehab and Wellness Ctr	3:
Jennings Hall	3:
Rehab Pavilion at The Weils	3:
Mt Alverna Home Inc	3:
Avenue at Macedonia	3:
Altercare of Wadsworth	3:
Shady Lawn Nursing Home	3:
Smithville Western Care Center	3:
Saint Joseph Care Center	3:
Altercare of Nobles Pond, Inc	3:
Windsor Medical Center Inc	3:
Hickory Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	3:
Tallmadge Health and Rehab Center	2:
Wyant Woods Healthcare Center	2:
Heritage Health Care Center	2:
Copley Health Center	2:
Chapel Hill Community	2:
Windsong Nursing and Rehab	2:
Grande Oaks	2:
Aventura at Walton Hills	2:
Green Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab	2:
Mccrea Manor Nsng and Rehab Ctr LLC	2:
Mckinley Health Care Ctr LLC	2:
Altercare of Alliance Ctr For Rehab and Nc Inc	2:

Medical Groups Affiliated with SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM

There are 1,058 doctors and 131 medical groups that are affiliated with SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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