Cleveland Clinic Akron General formerly known as Akron General Medical Center, and commonly known as Akron Gen, is a nationally ranked, 511-bed non-profit, teaching hospital located in Akron, Ohio.[1] Cleveland Clinic Akron General is a part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. As the hospital is a teaching hospital, it is affiliated with the Northeast Ohio Medical University and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.[2] The hospital is also an American College of Surgeons verified Level I Trauma Center, the one of two in the region and one of 11 in Ohio.[3] Additionally, the hospital has a rooftop helipad to handle the emergent transport of critical patients to and from the hospital.[4]
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| Location | 1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°04′42″N 81°31′54″W / 41.0783884344939°N 81.53180346600655°W | ||||||||||
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| Funding | Non-profit hospital | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level I trauma center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 511 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: OH05 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Ohio | ||||||||||
History
editOn February 20, 1914, the articles of incorporation were filed for the newly established Peoples Hospital Company.[5] On March 1, 1915, the new hospital opened on West Cedar Street with 125-beds, named the Peoples Hospital. Later in 1926, Peoples Hospital became a nonprofit to better serve the underserved in Akron.[6]
In 1954 the hospital was renamed from the Peoples Hospital to Akron General Hospital, then in 1971 renamed to Akron General Medical Center.[6]
From 1971 to 1975 renovations occurred at Akron General Hospital which added physician offices, a coronary care unit, new patient rooms, a hemodialysis unit, new administration offices, an expanded radiation therapy unit, new coronary stress labs, and a 476-space parking deck.[7]
In 2008 Akron General partnered with Akron Children's Hospital to open a new pediatric and adult emergency department at its satellite campus in Bath, Ohio. The new emergency department consists of 17,000-square-feet of space and includes 18 emergency beds. Care for adults is provided from doctors from Akron General while pediatric cases are handled by Akron Children's Hospital.[8][9]
In 2013 it was announced that they had signed a non-binding letter of intent would be purchased by a joint venture of the for-profit Nashville based, Community Health Systems and Cleveland Clinic. The purchase would have turned Akron General into a for-profit hospital.[10] In 2014 hospital administration announced that they were no longer in talks with Community Health Systems or Cleveland Clinic due to fundamental disagreements.[11]
In 2014 the nationally ranked health system, Cleveland Clinic invested $100 million into Akron General Medical Center and became a minority owner of the hospital. Additionally, the deal allowed the Cleveland Clinic to take over the hospital after a year, and Cleveland Clinic was allowed to choose three board members on Akron Gen's board.[12]
In 2015 Cleveland Clinic decided to take over the hospital and Akron General officially became a part of Cleveland Clinic after the Ohio Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission both approved the merger.[13] Cleveland Clinic would deal with Akron General's $150 million debt and would make $30 million in improvements to the hospital including a new emergency department and a more modern electronic health record system.[14] The merger totaled up to be one of Ohio's largest health-related mergers in recent history.[15] Additionally, it was later announced that the merger prevented Akron General from going bankrupt.[16]
In 2018 the hospital opened up a new building containing an emergency department containing 60 treatment rooms, a 19-bed observation unit, and administrative offices. The project cost the hospital $49.3 million and added 67,000-square-feet of space, nearly tripling the size of the previous emergency department. A rooftop helipad is located on top of the new building, and a second floor bridge connects the building to the rest of the main hospital campus.[17][18]
Awards
editThe hospital ranked as "high performing" in 7 adult specialties, as #7 in Ohio and #1 in the Akron metro region on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report: Best Hospitals rankings.[19][20]
| Specialty | Rank (In the U.S.) | Score (Out of 100) |
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| Diabetes & Endocrinology | High Performing | 52.1 |
| Gastroenterology & GI Surgery | High Performing | 58.0 |
| Geriatrics | High Performing | 67.6 |
| Nephrology | High Performing | 52.9 |
| Neurology & Neurosurgery | High Performing | 58.8 |
| Orthopedics | High Performing | 47.0 |
| Pulmonology & Lung Surgery | High Performing | 61.5 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Department of Medical Education | Akron General". Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Ohio Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "AirNav: OH05 - Cleveland Clinic, Akron General Hospital Heliport". www.airnav.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Akron General -- About Akron General". 2008-04-19. Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ a b "AKRON GENERAL HOSPITAL". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2018-05-11. Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "The 100-year history of Akron General". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Akron General to Build New Emergency Department in Bath, Ohio". 19 News Cleveland. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Savage, Sam (1 June 2007). "Hospital Branches Out: Akron General to Open New Wellness Facility in Stow That Will Feature Fitness Center and ER". Redorbit. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Zeltner, Brie; Dealer, The Plain (2013-08-23). "Akron General to be sold to Community Health Systems and Cleveland Clinic joint venture". cleveland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ MAGAW, TIMOTHY (10 January 2014). "Akron General no longer in exclusive acquisition talks with Cleveland Clinic, Community Health Systems". Crain's Cleveland Business. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Zeltner, Brie; Dealer, The Plain (2014-08-26). "Cleveland Clinic to put $100 million into Akron General deal as minority owner". cleveland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Cleveland Clinic to take on full ownership of Akron General Health System". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2015-08-28. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Lin-Fisher, Betty (3 November 2015). "Akron General now officially part of Cleveland Clinic". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Ross, Casey; Dealer, The Plain (2015-08-28). "In latest mega-merger, Cleveland Clinic joins with Akron General". cleveland. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Akron General CEO says Cleveland Clinic merger saved hospital". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Lin-Fisher, Betty (20 July 2018). "New Akron General Emergency Department to open July 31". MyTownNEO. Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Releases, News (2018-07-25). "Cleveland Clinic Akron General Opening New Emergency Department". Cleveland Clinic Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Releases, News (2020-07-28). "Akron General ranked No. 1 in Akron metro area, No. 7 hospital in Ohio by U.S. News & World Report". Cleveland Clinic Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Beacon. "Akron General, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals earn high marks in annual rankings". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Best Hospitals: Cleveland Clinic Akron General". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.