SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM Ratings and Reviews

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 991 medical professionals and 129 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	77 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well	4 %
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	84 %
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	13 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" listened carefully to them	75 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" listened carefully to them	5 %
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	5 %
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" explained things in a way they could understand	23 %
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	84 %
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" treated them with courtesy and respect	3 %
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	76 %
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	19 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted	33 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help after using the call button as soon as they wanted	37 %
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	56 %
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	21 %
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	70 %
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.	19 %
Patients who reported that when receiving new medication the staff "Always" discussed possible side effects	42 %
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	23 %
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	45 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" they understood their care when they left the hospital	6 %
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	51 %
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	42 %
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	39 %
Patients who "Disagree" or "Strongly Disagree" that they understood the purposes of their medications when leaving the hospital	5 %
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	64 %
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	23 %
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	12 %
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night	34 %
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)	22 %
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)	69 %
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	70 %
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital	25 %
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	0.21 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	0.93 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days	13,779.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	14.87 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	7.00 / Better
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)	0.47 / Better
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit	0.39 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit	1.13 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days	16,157.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases	20.32 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases	14.00 / Same
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)	0.69 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit	0.40 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit	1.52 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures	389.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases	10.87 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases	9.00 / Same
SSI - Colon Surgery	0.83 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit	0.45 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit	3.43 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures	307.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases	2.81 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases	4.00 / Same
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy	1.42 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit	0.46 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit	1.50 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days	182,346.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases	12.72 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases	11.00 / Same
MRSA Bacteremia	0.87 / Same
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit	0.29 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit	0.58 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days	174,439.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases	78.76 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases	33.00 / Better
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)	0.42 / 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	12.2%	SAME
Death rate for CABG surgery patients	3%	SAME
Death rate for COPD patients	10.2%	SAME
Death rate for heart failure patients	12.2%	SAME
Death rate for pneumonia patients	16.7%	SAME
Death rate for stroke patients	13.3%	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
Anna Maria of Aurora	5:
Pebble Creek Healthcare Center	5:
Green Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ltd	5:
Meadow Wind Health Care Center	5:
O'neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights	5:
Heritage of Hudson	5:
Falls Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation	5:
Berea Center	5:
Parkside Villa	5:
Pleasantview Care Center	5:
Western Reserve Masonic Comm	5:
Altercare Post-Acute Rehab Center	5:
Village at St Edward Nrsg Care	5:
Ohio Living Rockynol	5:
Oaks of Brecksville	5:
Village of The Falls	5:
Brookdale Westlake Village	5:
Riverview Pointe Care Center	5:
Health Center at The Renaissan	5:
Heather Knoll Retirement Village	5:
Regina Health Center	5:
Bethany Nursing Home, Inc	5:
Wooster Community Hospital Snf	5:
Willowood Care Center of Brunswick	5:
Bath Creek Estates	5:
The Pinnacle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	5:
Altenheim	5:
Autumnwood Nursing and Rehab Center	4:
Jackson Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center	4:
Avenue at Aurora	4:
Saint Luke Lutheran Home	4:
Minerva Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	4:
O'neill Healthcare North Olmsted	4:
West View Healthy Living	4:
Bel Air Care Center	4:
Glenwood Care and Rehabilitation	4:
Life Care Center of Medina	4:
Brunswick Pointe Transitional Care	4:
Altercare Transitional Care of The Western Reserve	4:
North Park Care Center	4:
Kensington at Anna Maria	4:
Middleburg Heights Health and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Pleasant View Health Care Center	4:
Avenue at Broadview Heights	4:
Altercare of Cuyahoga Falls Ctr For Rehab and Nursin	4:
Wadsworth Pointe	4:
Longmeadow Care Center	4:
Amherst Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab	4:
Northfield Village Retirement Community	4:
Brentwood Health Care Center	4:
St Luke Lutheran Community-Portage Lakes	4:
Eliza at Chagrin Falls	4:
Sanctuary Wadsworth	4:
Hickory Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	4:
Pleasant Lake Villa	4:
Wayne County Care Center	4:
Timberland Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation	4:
Concordia at Sumner	3:
Altercare of Louisville Ctr For Rehab and Nsg Care	3:
The Laurels of Massillon	3:
Diplomat Healthcare	3:
Avenue at Medina	3:
Samaritan Care Center and Villa	3:
Shady Lawn Nursing Home	3:
Medina Bsd Opco LLC	3:
Apostolic Christian Home Inc	3:
Gardens of North Olmsted	3:
Falling Water Healthcare Center	3:
Altercare of Hartville Ctr For	3:
Snf-The Villa at Marymount	3:
Woodlands Health and Rehab Center	3:
Orrville Pointe	3:
Joshua Tree Care Center	3:
Westpark Healthcare Campus	3:
Legacy Barberton	3:
Avenue at Macedonia	3:
Jennings Hall	3:
Mt Alverna Home Inc	3:
Northwestern Center	3:
Avenue at Wooster	3:
Altercare of Wadsworth	3:
Aurora Manor Special Care Cent	3:
Smithville Western Care Center	3:
Manor of Grande Village	3:
Saint Joseph Care Center	3:
Altercare of Nobles Pond, Inc	3:
Strongsville Healthcare and Rehabilitation	3:
Tallmadge Health and Rehab Center	2:
Arbors at Fairlawn The	2:
Wyant Woods Healthcare Center	2:
Copley Health Center	2:
Phoenix of Fairlawn	2:
Heritage Health Care Center	2:
Green Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab	2:
Canterbury Villa of Alliance	2:
Hanover Healthcare Center	2:
Mckinley Health Care Ctr LLC	2:
Kent Healthcare and Rehabilitation.	2:
Roselawn Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation	2:
Doylestown Health Care Center	2:

Medical Groups Affiliated with SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM

There are 991 doctors and 129 medical groups that are affiliated with SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM.

Affiliated Doctor Groups

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