COVER STORY
ALL THE RIGHT MOVES: THE RESURGENCE OF
SUMMA HEALTH 08
The saying "no news is good news" truly rang true when
it came to Summa Hea lth over the past 18 months.
Unbeknownst to many, however, Summa Hea lth's leaders
and supporters were quietly putting into place people,
relationships and processes that would lead to what has been
universa lly declared as a successful rebirth of a regiona l
hea lthcare system.
FE ATURE
THE EVOLUTION OF TRANSCATHETER
VALVE THERAPY 06
The Summa Hea lth Structura l Heart Va lve Program
team has performed more than 500 transcatheter
structura l heart procedures, including the most commonly
performed procedure in the country: transcatheter aortic
va lve replacement.
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ON THE COVER
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DEPARTMENTS
LEGAL-EASE 05
FINANCE 07
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY HEADLINES 12
BUSINESS SECTION 14
PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT 15
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Pictured are from left: David Custodio, M.D., Senior Vice
President and President of the Summa Health System
Akron Campus and Cliff Deveny, M.D., President and
Chief Executive Officer of Summa Health
