Cleveland Clinic Akron General

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 1 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]

Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Cleveland Clinic
A picture of Akron General in 2007.
Geography
Location1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, Ohio, United States
Coordinates41.0783884344939°N 81.53180346600655°W / 41.0783884344939; -81.53180346600655
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeAcademic
Affiliated university
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds511
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: OH05
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 23 x 25 7 × 8 concrete
History
Former name(s)
  • Akron General Medical Center
  • Peoples Hospital
Opened1915
Links
Websitewww.akrongeneral.org
ListsHospitals in Ohio

History

On 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 1971 the hospital was renamed from the Peoples Hospital 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 chose 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, 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

The 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]

2020-21 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Akron General[21]
Specialty Rank (In the U.S.) Score (Out of 100)
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

References
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  18. 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.
  19. 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.
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  21. "Best Hospitals: Cleveland Clinic Akron General". U.S. News and World Report. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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