Summa Health System
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Healthgrades Names Summa Health System – Akron Campus One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
Date: 01/27/2026
2026 Marks the Third Consecutive Year Summa Health Has Achieved this National Ranking
Akron, Ohio - January 27, 2026
- Summa Health System - Akron Campus announced today that it has been named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades , the number one site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This achievement-Healthgrades' highest honor for clinical excellence-reflects Summa Health's exemplary standard of care and places the organization in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide for a third year in a row.
- Summa Health System - Akron Campus announced today that it has been named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades , the number one site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This achievement-Healthgrades' highest honor for clinical excellence-reflects Summa Health's exemplary standard of care and places the organization in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide for a third year in a row.
"Summa Health continues to be a healthcare leader in Northeast Ohio, thanks to our steadfast commitment to quality and safety," said Dr. Charles A. Zonfa, M.D., MBA, Executive Vice President, Acute Care, and President, Summa Health System Hospitals. "These honors from Healthgrades are a direct reflection of our employees' dedication to improve the healthcare experience for those we serve."
Summa Health's achievement is based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. To determine America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2026, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for more than 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide.
Healthgrades' analysis found that outcomes vary widely between the nation's highest- and lowest-performing facilities-and the gap is getting bigger. In fact, if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to America's 50 Best, on average, 209,081 lives could have been saved during the 2022-2024 study period.* These findings illustrate the importance of choosing a facility with an established record of superior patient outcomes.
"This year's America's Best Hospitals list gives patients a clearer picture of where high-quality care is delivered most consistently," said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. "Patients can feel confident in their decision to seek care at Summa Health, an organization that is setting the standard for clinical excellence nationwide."
With care variation on the rise, consumers must find and select a top-rated hospital to maximize their chances of a successful outcome. Consumers can visit Healthgrades' America's Best Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the national leaders in clinical excellence.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2026 America's Best Hospital Awards Methodology.
About Summa Health
Summa Health is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in Ohio. Encompassing a network of hospitals, community medical centers, a health plan, an accountable care organization, a multi-specialty physician organization, medical education, and research, we are nationally renowned for excellence in patient care and for exceptional approaches to healthcare delivery. Summa Health's clinical services are consistently recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (Magnet status), The Joint Commission, American Hospital Association, U.S. News and World Report, Healthgrades, Thomson Reuters and The Leapfrog Group.
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