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Jennifer Eslinger is the new president and CEO of Summa Health.

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New Summa Health CEO is excited to ‘Be a part of that change’ in Akron

by Arielle Kass August 4, 2026August 3, 2026

Jennifer Eslinger arrives in Akron after working in leadership at healthcare systems for more than two decades.

Daryl Tol, president and CEO of HATCo and acting president and CEO of Summa Health, delivers a speech during the Akron Roundtable on May 21, 2026.

Transforming healthcare in Akron is a priority for new Summa Health leader

by Lauren Cohen May 22, 2026May 26, 2026

Carrie Paisley pushes her husband, Trevor Paisley, to meet with Dr. Adrian Dan at Summa Health in Akron. Trevor Paisley underwent magnetic compression anastomosis weight-loss surgery.

Minimally invasive surgery at Summa uses magnets to help patients lose weight

by Lauren Cohen April 4, 2026April 3, 2026

Trailhead Community Health Foundation President and CEO Tracy Carter, left, speaks about the foundation’s goals during an interview, March 27 in Akron. At right is CFO Eustacia Netzel-Hatcher.

Akron’s new Trailhead Foundation to begin awarding health nonprofit grants by early 2027

by Lauren Cohen April 2, 2026April 1, 2026

Dr. Po-Hao Chen, vice chair for artificial intelligence in the Diagnostics Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, uses AI to speed up a stroke diagnosis.

How Northeast Ohio hospitals are using AI to improve medical care

by Lauren Cohen February 28, 2026March 2, 2026

Dr. Brian Bauman, medical director of the espiratory care & pulmonary service lung nodule program critical care at Summa Health, gestures to a scan read by ClearRead CT at Summa Health in Akron on Feb. 9, 2026.

AI in radiology helping to expedite care in Northeast Ohio hospitals

by Lauren Cohen February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

To respond to ever-increasing violence, hospitals here and nationwide are equipping their security personnel with body cameras, like this one from Motorola Solutions, that record audio and video during tense situations. Within the past year, Summa Health and Cleveland Clinic Akron General have started outfitting their hospital police and security forces with body cameras.

Security members at Akron’s hospitals now wear body cameras. Here’s what that means for patients and staff

by Lauren Cohen February 10, 2026February 9, 2026

Ann'niyha Wilson, 17, a cousin of Jazmir Tucker's, demonstrates on South High Street near the Summit County Courthouse on Thursday, Oct. 2, after a grand jury determined Akron police officer Davon Fields will not face criminal charges for the November 2024 killing of 15-year-old Jazmir Tucker.

Here are Signal Akron’s most significant news stories of 2025

by Susan Zake January 2, 2026January 1, 2026

Ending nonprofit era in Akron: For-profit firm buys Summa Health for $515M, promises transformation

by Arielle Kass October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Community members line up to speak during a public hearing on a proposed foundation to be formed following from sale of Summa Health on Wednesday, July 30. (Ryan Loew / Signal Akron)

Akron-area nonprofits line up for Summa Foundation spinoff, ask for help

by Arielle Kass August 5, 2025August 4, 2025

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