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Summa Rehab Hospital, a joint venture between Summa Health System and Vibra Healthcare, opens on the campus of Summa Akron City Hospital on January 11, 2012. The 70,354-square-foot, three-story facility consolidates inpatient physical re- habilitation therapy across Summa Health System and features 60 private rooms with private baths on two levels. Bedside dialysis capability is available in all rooms. Summa Barberton Hospital's cancer services earned three-year reaccreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). After a voluntary onsite review, the Hospital was re-accredited with commenda- tion in seven areas: outcomes analysis, abstracting timeliness, quality of NCDB data submission, compliance with CAP protocols, prevention or early detection programs, cancer registry staff education and cancer-related quality improvements. Summa St. Thomas Hospital's Ignatia Hall Chemical Dependency Program opened a new Ignatia Hall Intensive Outpatient Pro- gram location in the Belden Village area of Canton. Available days or evenings, the Ignatia Hall Intensive Outpatient Program offers intensive group therapy treat- ment for those diagnosed with alcohol or chemical dependency. The program is abstinence-based and supports the use of a 12-Step recovery program in order to obtain and maintain a chemical-free lifestyle. Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital's surgical services department was ex- panded in October. Three larger surgical suites were added to accommodate or- thopaedic, neurologic and gynecological surgery. This expansion is one component of Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital's strategic growth plan, which also included the expansion of the emergency depart- ment from 12 to 20 beds and the addition of an on-site sleep center equipped with four private rooms. Union Hospital in Dover has been named to the 2011 HomeCare Elite, a compila- tion of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Now in its sixth year, the HomeCare Elite identifies the top home health care agencies in the country. Winners are ranked by an analy- sis of performance measures in quality outcomes, process measure implementa- tion, and financial performance. The 2011 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. University Hospitals (UH) Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood is now the home of the UH Fertility Center. The new Center complements the maternal fetal medicine and extensive OB/GYN services already located at UH Ahuja. It will also serve as the hub for fertility services throughout the UH health system and will include IVG and andrology laboratories. Services offered include in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg vitrifi- cation (freezing), pre-implantantion genetic diagnosis (PGD), and reproductive surgery. University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the third year in a row. In addition, UH Case Medical Center was named to the association's Target: Stroke Honor Roll, for improving stroke care by administering tPA to at least 50 percent of the hospital's eligible ischemic stroke patients within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital. Physician-scientists at University Hospi- tals (UH) Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospitals, UH Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are studying the anti-inflammato- ry, anti-cancer properties of a triterpenoid plant which may hold a key in preventing cancer in children who are either survivors or have a genetic risk for developing can- cer. At the present time, chemopreventive agents, such as Tamoxifen, are not offered to pediatric patients. Special thanks to the hospital Public Relations administrators who submitted information for this column. To include your hospital's news, add us to your press re- lease list or email news to jraabe@mdnews. com. The editorial deadline for the March- April issue is February 1st. ■ 52 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton MD NEWS MDNEWS.COM JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2012