Akron General Health System
2012 Platinum Trailblazer
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Akron General Health System brings together a network of health care facilities and staff with a rich heritage of exceptional care. Akron General Health System has been a member of VHA since 1982. Their mission is to improve the health and lives of their patients and community.
Founded in 1914 as Peoples Hospital, Akron General Health System has grown to a 511-bed, 26-bassinet, adult, tertiary-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital. Today, it is staffed by more than 1,000 physicians, 3,400 healthcare professionals and support staff and 550 volunteers who serve a population of more than 1.2 million people throughout Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark and Wayne counties of Northeast Ohio.