Cleveland Clinic Akron General: Difference between revisions

}}”’Cleveland Clinic Akron General”’ formerly known as Akron General Medical Center, and commonly known as Akron Gen, is a nationally ranked, 511-bed non-profit, [[teaching hospital]] located in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]].{{Cite web|title=10 Things to Know About Akron General Medical Center|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-profile/10-things-to-know-about-akron-general-medical-center.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.beckershospitalreview.com|archive-date=2016-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315071813/http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-profile/10-things-to-know-about-akron-general-medical-center.html|url-status=live}} Cleveland Clinic Akron General is a part of the [[Cleveland Clinic|Cleveland Clinic Health System]]. As the hospital is a teaching hospital, it is affiliated with the [[Northeast Ohio Medical University]] and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Department of Medical Education {{!}} Akron General|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations/akron-general/medical-professionals/medical-education|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214022711/https://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations/akron-general/medical-professionals/medical-education|archive-date=2019-12-14|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Cleveland Clinic Akron General|language=en}} The hospital is also an [[American College of Surgeons]] verified [[Trauma center|Level 1 Trauma Center]], the one of two in the region and one of 11 in Ohio.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ohio Trauma Centers|url=https://www.facs.org/search/trauma-centers?state=OH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007015610/https://www.facs.org/search/trauma-centers?state=OH|archive-date=2020-10-07|access-date=2020-12-08|website=American College of Surgeons|language=en}} Additionally, the hospital has a [[Helipad|rooftop helipad]] to handle the emergent transport of critical patients to and from the hospital.{{Cite web|title=AirNav: OH05 – Cleveland Clinic, Akron General Hospital Heliport|url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/OH05|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.airnav.com|archive-date=2020-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208052649/https://www.airnav.com/airport/OH05|url-status=live}}