Akron General Medical Center

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.agmc.org
Employees: 3,000

Akron General Medical Center, the flagship facility of Akron General Health System, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital serving residents in five counties in northeastern Ohio. The medical center has more than 500 acute care beds and serves as a regional referral center in a number of medical specialties, including cardiovascular disease, heart surgery, orthopedics, and trauma care. The hospital also operates a freestanding outpatient surgery center and a skilled nursing facility called Edwin Shaw Rehab, housing about 140 beds. Akron General Medical was founded in 1914 as Peoples Hospital.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $140.7M

Officers:
Chairman: William (Bill) Babcox
Interim CEO: Michael E. Rindler
President, Outpatient Operations: Paul J. Lecat

Competitors:
Children's Hospital Medical Center (Akron)
Forum Health
Summa Health System