AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Summa Health System President and CEO Thomas J. Strauss announced today that Summa delivered $2.86 billion in total economic impact and provided $110.8 million in community benefit to area residents in 2009.

By Cheryl Powell, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 24--A new specialty hospital for critically ill patients is bringing life to the city of Akron's efforts to boost medical-related economic development.

By Cheryl Powell, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 23--A new hospital in Akron for critically ill patients who require long stays could jump-start more cooperation between the city's rival health-care systems. In mid-August, national hospital chain Select Medical Corp.

By Cheryl Powell, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jul. 1--Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital's new owner is pumping millions of dollars into the facility's intensive-care, emergency, operating and cardiac services.

By Cheryl Powell, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jun. 30--Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital is now officially part of Summa Health System. Summa announced this morning that it has completed a previously announced deal to acquire the community hospital.