Source: CMS Care Compare, July 2026 releaseER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Summa Health System - Akron Campus
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Official links: Website for Summa Health System - Akron Campus (opens the hospital's site)
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Quick answers about Summa Health System - Akron Campus
How long is the ER wait at Summa Health System - Akron Campus?
CMS doesn't publish live wait times. Over the 12 months CMS reported, patients treated and sent home spent a median of 3 hr 6 min in the Summa Health System - Akron Campus emergency room (the average across Ohio hospitals is 2 hr 41 min). 4% of ER patients left before being seen. For tonight's wait, check the hospital's website (opens the hospital's own site) or call (330) 375-3000. In an emergency, call 911.
What is the phone number for Summa Health System - Akron Campus?
The main phone number for Summa Health System - Akron Campus is (330) 375-3000, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (330) 375-3000What is the address of Summa Health System - Akron Campus?
Summa Health System - Akron Campus is at 525 E Market St, Akron, OH 44304.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Does Summa Health System - Akron Campus have an emergency room?
Yes. Summa Health System - Akron Campus has an emergency department, according to Medicare data.
What is Summa Health System - Akron Campus' Medicare star rating?
Summa Health System - Akron Campus has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Star ratings come from CMS quality and safety measures, not patient reviews.
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients treated and sent home from the emergency department at Summa Health System - Akron Campus spend a median of 3 hours 6 minutes there. That is 25 minutes longer than the average across Ohio hospitals (2 hours 41 minutes).
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Summa Health System - Akron Campus. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 3,943 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Patients gave Summa Health System - Akron Campus a 3-star patient experience rating out of 5. 69% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. About the data.
Compare Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Of the 6 hospital-acquired infections CMS could compare, Summa Health System - Akron Campus was better than the national benchmark on 3 and worse on 0. Its rate of serious complications was worse than national.
Hospital-acquired infections
Serious complications
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Heart attack patients | 10.7% | 11.9% |
| Heart failure patients | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia patients | 12.7% | 15.2% |
| Stroke patients | 8.2% | 11.9% |
| COPD patients | 10.0% | 8.6% |
| Coronary bypass (CABG) surgery patients | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 2.6% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
Other complications
All 12 complication measures
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complications after hip or knee replacement% of patients | 3.5 | 4.1 | Not compared |
| Deaths among surgical patients with serious treatable complicationsper 1,000 patients | 119.8 | 173.3 | Better than national |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores)per 1,000 patients | 2.06 | 0.63 | Worse than national |
| Falls in the hospital that caused a broken boneper 1,000 patients | 0.26 | 0.27 | Same as national |
| Collapsed lung caused by a medical procedureper 1,000 patients | 0.27 | 0.21 | Same as national |
| Bleeding or blood clot under the skin after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 3.66 | 2.34 | Same as national |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.19 | 1.67 | Same as national |
| Respiratory failure after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 5.81 | 9.42 | Same as national |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 3.9 | 3.52 | Same as national |
| Bloodstream infection (sepsis) after surgeryper 1,000 patients | 4.31 | 5.27 | Same as national |
| Surgical wound splitting openper 1,000 patients | 2.07 | 1.77 | Same as national |
| Accidental cuts or tears during abdominal surgeryper 1,000 patients | 1.2 | 1.06 | Same as national |
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted), for Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients · Jul 2023 – Jun 2025
On the 4 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Summa Health System - Akron Campus was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Back in the hospital within 30 days
| After a stay for | This hospital | U.S. | CMS comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart attack | 15.3% | 14.4% | Not compared |
| Heart failure | 20.6% | 21.3% | Not compared |
| Pneumonia | 18.4% | 17.3% | Not compared |
| COPD (chronic lung disease) | 19.5% | 20% | Not compared |
| Heart bypass surgery (CABG) | 10.7% | 11% | Not compared |
| Hip or knee replacement | 5.2% | 5.8% | Not compared |
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Medicare's readmission program
Excess readmission ratio: this hospital's predicted readmissions divided by the number expected for a typical hospital with the same patients. Above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected. 4 of 6 conditions are above 1.00.
| Condition | Ratio | Patients | Readmissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart attack | 1.136 | 163 | More than expected |
| Heart bypass surgery | 1.105 | – | More than expected |
| Pneumonia | 1.069 | 407 | More than expected |
| Hip or knee replacement | 1.054 | – | More than expected |
| COPD | 0.992 | 228 | Fewer than expected |
| Heart failure | 0.988 | 643 | Fewer than expected |
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Summa Health System - Akron Campus's emergency department is classed by CMS as very high volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Sepsis: got all recommended early treatmentPatients with severe sepsis or septic shock who received every step of the recommended early care bundle. Higher is better. 94 patients. | 76% | 65% |
| Septic shock: full treatment within 3 hoursHigher is better. 30 patients. | 83% | 73% |
| Stroke: brain scan read within 45 minutes of ER arrivalPatients arriving with stroke symptoms whose head CT or MRI was interpreted within 45 minutes. Higher is better. 11 patients. | 64% | 69% |
| Heart attack (STEMI): timely clot-busting or artery-opening careHigher is better. 44 patients. | 68% | 53%* |
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 330 patients. | 186 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 20 patients. | 368 min | 257 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 52 patients. | 258 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 141,153 patients. | 4% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 18,683 patients. | 96% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 9,290 patients. | 12% | 15% |
| Colonoscopy: right follow-up interval for average-risk patientsHigher is better. 113 patients. | 95% | 93% |
| Blood clot prevention given in intensive careHigher is better. 4,976 patients. | 95% | 97%* |
| Stroke: discharged on clot-prevention medicineHigher is better. 547 patients. | 99% | 98%* |
| Stroke: clot prevention started by day 2Higher is better. 484 patients. | 95% | 94%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Maternity care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · reported by the hospital · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Maternity measures are reported by hospitals that deliver babies. The U.S. figure is the median of the hospitals CMS reports, not a CMS verdict. About the data.
Medicare spending and payment programs
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Value-based purchasing scores by area
| Area | Score (out of 100) |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomesDeath rates and complications | 35 |
| Patient experiencePatient survey results | 26 |
| SafetyHospital-acquired infections | 46.7 |
| Efficiency and costMedicare spending per patient | 0 |
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program cuts Medicare payments by 1% for the quarter of hospitals with the worst scores. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program withholds a small share of every hospital's Medicare payments and pays it back according to the total performance score. A spending ratio of 1.00 equals the national median; spending reflects prices, the services patients received and care after discharge, not quality. Some hospitals, such as critical access, children's and cancer hospitals, are not part of these programs. About the data.
Care after a stay at Summa Health System - Akron Campus
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Inpatient psychiatric unit
CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program, data through March 2025 · unit CCN 360020
Summa Health System - Akron Campus runs an inpatient psychiatric unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Follow-up within 7 days: 39% here, against 37% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
After discharge
During the stay
Source: CMS Inpatient psychiatric care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or call 911.
Doctors at Summa Health System - Akron Campus
739 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 38 specialties.
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Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Summa Health System - Akron Campus lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (www.summahealth.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 31, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
What Medicare paid at Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Ohio.
Hospital stays
| Stay | Stays | Avg billed | Avg payment (Medicare + patient) | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complicationsDRG 871 | 315 | $117,878 | $16,766 | +7% |
| Heart failure and shock with major complicationsDRG 291 | 210 | $77,573 | $11,617 | +9% |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with major complicationsDRG 177 | 88 | $87,850 | $14,018 | +7% |
| Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with major complicationsDRG 640 | 84 | $87,032 | $13,402 | +22% |
| Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without major complicationsDRG 641 | 74 | $49,781 | $7,300 | +8% |
| Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders without major complicationsDRG 392 | 63 | $37,635 | $7,576 | +9% |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complicationsDRG 853 | 62 | $218,406 | $41,940 | +2% |
| Kidney and urinary tract infections without major complicationsDRG 690 | 61 | $47,589 | $8,019 | +18% |
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg billed | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011 | 222 | $28,425 | $2,180 |
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | 205 | $10,392 | $1,342 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115 | 155 | $58,431 | $10,631 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361 | 138 | $27,743 | $4,853 |
| Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191 | 136 | $35,655 | $2,719 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Dec 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Ohio hospital finances.
Who owns Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Akron Regional Hospital LLC .
1,322 doctors and other clinicians list Summa Health System - Akron Campus as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Summa Health System - Akron Campus
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Summit are federally designated health professional shortage areas (7 designations). Highest shortage score 19.
Mental health: Parts of Summit are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 14.
Dental: Parts of Summit are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Ohio earn a median $82,510 a year. Healthcare salaries in Ohio.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Ohio shortage areas
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About Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Read more about Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Summa Akron City Hospital, part of Summa Health System, was founded in 1892 in Akron, Ohio, United States. 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.
Services:
- Bariatric Care/Weight Loss Surgery
- Cancer Treatment/Oncology
- Cardiovascular/Heart
- Dermatology
- Diabetes Education
- Emergency Care
- Endocrinology
- Family Practice
- Gastroenterology
- General Surgery
- Home Care
- Hospice
- Imaging Services
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Radiology
- Lab Services
- Maternity/Childbirth
- Neurology
- Palliative Care
- Primary Care
- Rehab/Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Senior Health
- Weight Loss Management
- Women's Health
- Wound Care
Departments:
- Akron City Hospital Ob/gyn Triage
- Akron Radiologists PC
- Heart and Lung Center
- Neurology And Neuroscience Association
- Summa Health Akron Emergency Department
- Summa Health System -Inpatient Medical Services
- Summa Health System -Radiology Library
- Summa Health System : Breast and Imaging Center
- Summa Health System : Specialty Surgery Center
- Summa Physicians Inc
- Summit Pathology Associates
- Cassava Cafe · Summa Emergency Associates
- Summa Health East Pavilion
- Summa Health Jean & Milton Cooper Pavilion
- The Gift Shoppe
- Virtues
Hours:
- Open 24 Hours
Founded:
- 1892
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