Summa Health

Community Project Funding/congressionally Directed Spending - Construction - Project Abstract Program Title: Sister Ignatia Addiction Medicine Innovation Space Applicant Name: Summa Health Project Director Name: Ed Friedl, VP – Construction and Property Management Contact Phone Numbers: 330.375.7876 Email Address: Friedle@summahealth.org Website: Https://www.summahealth.org Funding Requested: $998,301 Summa Health Is One of the Largest Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems Operating Within the State of Ohio, and Serves as the Greater Akron Region’s Largest Safety Net Provider. the Health System Has 8,000 Employees Who Provide Inpatient and Outpatient Services to More Than 204,000 Unique Patients. as a Champion of Behavioral Health Services and Innovation, Summa Has a Remarkable History of Behavioral Health Services and Innovation. in 1939, Summa Health’s ST. Thomas Hospital Clinical Leaders, Sister Mary Ignatia and DR. Robert Smith, Worked Together to Serve Patients Struggling With Alcohol Addiction. Their Efforts Positioned the Hospital to Be One of the First Providers in the World to Treat Alcoholism as a Disease and Gave Birth to the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Movement. Funding Support Through the HRSA-22-134 Congressional Appropriations Will Be Used to Establish a 2, 310 Square Feet Medicine Center Within the New Summa Behavioral Health Pavilion. the Proposed Sister Ignatia Addiction Medicine Innovation Space Will Establish a Medicine Center That Is Building the Future of Behavioral Health Care, and Is an Important Next Step in How We Care for Our Community as a Whole. It Will Also Serve to Honor Sister Ignatia’s Legacy and Solidify Summa’s Continued Commitment to Provide Care and Support to Help People Survive, Adapt and Gather New Hope and Possibilities in Their Lives.