Summa Health System

Summa Health announced it signed a letter of intent to be acquired by HATCo Wednesday. The nonprofit hospital system will become private and for-profit under the acquisition.

State officials are urging residents to stay home as the entire region is under a winter storm warning through Friday morning; while Ohio is averaging 155 COVID deaths per day; the crowded race for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat topped out at 13 major-party candidates on Wednesday; and more stories.

Cleveland Clinic plans to comply with the national health care employee COVID-19 vaccination mandate after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the requirement Thursday, officials said.

The Ohio National Guard and Ohio Department of Health will staff a free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing site starting this morning in Cleveland; Summa Health System is joining other hospitals in postponing nonessential surgeries; all of the Holmes County-based missionaries who spent two-months in captivity by a gang in Haiti are back home; and more stories.

Public transit busses are still running throughout Summit County as Metro RTA union employees decided to hold off on a strike set to begin Thursday; Summa Health System says about 91% of its employees have complied with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate; Ohio Democrats are strongly objecting to the new map of congressional districts released today by House Republicans; and more stories.

The health system will have 22% fewer inpatient beds at its Akron and Barberton hospitals by Oct. 24 and suspend some elective surgeries.

The newly launched program aims to connect groups with resources about the disease, vaccines and personal protective equipment.

Summa Health has signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership with Southfield, Michigan-based Beaumont Health. In a statement, Summa said…

Summa Health System’s $220 million tower will be open for new patients beginning Tuesday. Current patients have been moved in over the last several…

Akron got its first glimpse inside Summa’s new addition to City Hospital on Sunday, just as current patients are being moved into the $220 million tower…