The Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute is a hospital facility operated by Akron General Medical ... more The Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute is a hospital facility operated by Akron General Medical Center. Since its beginnings in 1918 as the Springfield Lake Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute has provided programs and services to meet the rehabilitation needs of those in the community with physical disabilities or chemical dependency issues. The Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute has conducted and participated in various surveys throughout its history which were designed to assess the health needs of the community it serves. Such surveys have been used for program development, staffing and facility planning, and to meet the requirements of various accrediting organizations. All have been designed with end being to deliver progressively better services meant to improve the health of the community it serves. The assessment presented here is intended to continue that progression, as well as satisfy the requirements of a Community Health Needs Assessment desc...
Beginning in 2012, Summa Health System partnered with Akron Children’s Hospital and Akron General... more Beginning in 2012, Summa Health System partnered with Akron Children’s Hospital and Akron General Health System to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). During the CHNA process, epidemiologic data for Medina, Portage and Summit counties were reviewed and compared to the rates for two peer Counties, the state, the nation, and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Input was also obtained from community leaders and community residents and CHNAs conducted by other community groups were consulted. All of this information was used to develop a list of prioritized health needs for adults and children in Medina, Summit, and Portage Counties. These prioritized health needs are being used by Summa Health System and the other partnering hospitals to guide intervention and outreach efforts aimed at improving community health.
Throughout its nearly 100 year history, Akron General Medical Center (AGMC) has itself conducted ... more Throughout its nearly 100 year history, Akron General Medical Center (AGMC) has itself conducted and many times participated in various surveys designed to assess the health needs of the community it serves. Such surveys have been used for staffing and facility planning, and to meet the requirements of various accrediting organizations. All have been designed with end being to deliver progressively better services meant to improve the health of the community it serves. The assessment presented here is intended to continue that progression, as well as satisfy the requirements of a Community Health Needs Assessment described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(r)(3) and related guidance. During the CHNA process, epidemiologic data were reviewed and compared to the rates for Summit County to two peer Counties, the state, the nation, and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Input was also obtained from community leaders and community residents and CHNAs conducted by other community groups w...
Akron Children’s Hospital operates two hospitals: one at its Akron campus and one at its Beeghly ... more Akron Children’s Hospital operates two hospitals: one at its Akron campus and one at its Beeghly campus in Boardman, Ohio in Mahoning County. The area’s only pediatric hospital, Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley opened in December 2008. This non-profit, 32-bed pediatric hospital offers a full range of pediatric services to the children of the Mahoning Valley and surrounding areas, including access to a 24/7 emergency department, laboratory, radiology, outpatient surgical center, endocrinology, rehabilitation and EEG/ECHO/EKG services, as well as a hematology/oncology clinic and infusion center and child advocacy center. In 2013, Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley partnered with Kent State University to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). During the CHNA process, epidemiologic data were reviewed and compared to the rates for Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties to two peer counties, the state, the nation, and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Input...
The Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute is a hospital facility operated by Akron General Medical ... more The Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute is a hospital facility operated by Akron General Medical Center. Since its beginnings in 1918 as the Springfield Lake Tuberculosis Sanitarium, Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute has provided programs and services to meet the rehabilitation needs of those in the community with physical disabilities or chemical dependency issues. The Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute has conducted and participated in various surveys throughout its history which were designed to assess the health needs of the community it serves. Such surveys have been used for program development, staffing and facility planning, and to meet the requirements of various accrediting organizations. All have been designed with end being to deliver progressively better services meant to improve the health of the community it serves. The assessment presented here is intended to continue that progression, as well as satisfy the requirements of a Community Health Needs Assessment desc...
Beginning in 2012, Summa Health System partnered with Akron Children’s Hospital and Akron General... more Beginning in 2012, Summa Health System partnered with Akron Children’s Hospital and Akron General Health System to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). During the CHNA process, epidemiologic data for Medina, Portage and Summit counties were reviewed and compared to the rates for two peer Counties, the state, the nation, and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Input was also obtained from community leaders and community residents and CHNAs conducted by other community groups were consulted. All of this information was used to develop a list of prioritized health needs for adults and children in Medina, Summit, and Portage Counties. These prioritized health needs are being used by Summa Health System and the other partnering hospitals to guide intervention and outreach efforts aimed at improving community health.
Throughout its nearly 100 year history, Akron General Medical Center (AGMC) has itself conducted ... more Throughout its nearly 100 year history, Akron General Medical Center (AGMC) has itself conducted and many times participated in various surveys designed to assess the health needs of the community it serves. Such surveys have been used for staffing and facility planning, and to meet the requirements of various accrediting organizations. All have been designed with end being to deliver progressively better services meant to improve the health of the community it serves. The assessment presented here is intended to continue that progression, as well as satisfy the requirements of a Community Health Needs Assessment described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(r)(3) and related guidance. During the CHNA process, epidemiologic data were reviewed and compared to the rates for Summit County to two peer Counties, the state, the nation, and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Input was also obtained from community leaders and community residents and CHNAs conducted by other community groups w...
Akron Children’s Hospital operates two hospitals: one at its Akron campus and one at its Beeghly ... more Akron Children’s Hospital operates two hospitals: one at its Akron campus and one at its Beeghly campus in Boardman, Ohio in Mahoning County. The area’s only pediatric hospital, Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley opened in December 2008. This non-profit, 32-bed pediatric hospital offers a full range of pediatric services to the children of the Mahoning Valley and surrounding areas, including access to a 24/7 emergency department, laboratory, radiology, outpatient surgical center, endocrinology, rehabilitation and EEG/ECHO/EKG services, as well as a hematology/oncology clinic and infusion center and child advocacy center. In 2013, Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley partnered with Kent State University to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). During the CHNA process, epidemiologic data were reviewed and compared to the rates for Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana Counties to two peer counties, the state, the nation, and Healthy People 2020 objectives. Input...
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