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Summa Health is a nonprofit integrated healthcare delivery system in Northeast Ohio, United States. [1] The Greater Akron Chamber (Ohio) [2] documents Summa Health as the largest employer in Summit County with more than 7,000 employees.
Emergency Medical Responder (Not recognized by the Arkansas Department of Health, certification issued by local EMS Authorities and/or the Arkansas Fire Training Academy) [5] Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) [6] Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) [6] Paramedic [6] Community Paramedic [5]
Until the professionalization of emergency medical services in the early 1970s, one of the most common providers of ambulance service in the United States was a community's local funeral home. [9] This occurred essentially by default, as hearses were the only vehicles at the time capable of transporting a person lying down.
Summa now employs about 8,500 people, according to a Summa spokesman. The health system has about 1,300 beds and about 1,000 physicians at its facilities, which cover nearly 3 million square feet ...
He designed a set of standardized protocols to triage patients via the telephone and thus improve the emergency response system. Protocols were first alphabetized by chief complaint that included key questions to ask the caller, pre-arrival instructions, and dispatch priorities. After many revisions, these simple cards have evolved into MPDS.
A capital venture company’s plan to buy Summa Health and turn it into a model of modern health care both worried and thrilled people in Northeast Ohio. James Hardy, Akron's Ward 8 councilman ...
Summa’s conversion to for-profit status also would result in the creation of a new foundation dedicated to societal issues that impact health, as well as an estimated $14.6 million annually in ...
Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services ""pre-hospital care"" or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. [1]