Hospitals

MetroHealth System's Board of Trustees announced the termination of CEO Airica Steed at a special meeting Friday afternoon.

The MetroHealth System leaders are planning to cut costs due to a disappointing financial performance in 2024, but are assuring staff that major changes, including layoffs, are not planned.

Akron's Summa Health said its sale to venture capital firm HATCo is on track to be finalized by the end of the year, but health care analysts wonder how the for-profit will pull off their model.

Researchers at Ohio University found Ohio nonprofit hospitals and public health departments don't agree on community health needs and don't collaborate as they should.

Trumbull Regional's owner Steward Health Care, announced Chapter 11 restructuring plans amid ongoing concern for the future of the Warren hospital.

Akron Children's Hospital opened its new Unity and Family Resource centers earlier this month to help reduce health inequities and increase access to community resources for minorities.

Akron Children's Hospital will now offer include Ear, Nose and Throat services, care for liver patients and bone marrow transplants through a collaboration with Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Pharmaceutical companies say a growing number of hospital pharmacies are exploiting a loophole to qualify for a federal drug discount program.

Nurses at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital have called off plans to strike after reaching a contract agreement March 5.

The Warren hospital is owned by the for-profit company, Steward Health Care, which is making headlines for its mounting debts. The company also owns Warren-based Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital.