(Ups) to Summa Health System and Canton’s Mercy Medical Center, which were named two of the Top 100 hospitals in the nation. The annual ranking by health care consulting firm Solucient looks at which hospitals offer the best care for the money. Summa was one of 16 major teaching hospitals to make the list, while Mercy Medical was one of 25 smaller teaching hospitals that earned a spot.
(Downs) to Ohio. The state ranks 32nd in terms of the percentage of workers who ply their trade in high-tech jobs. A scant 3.85 percent fall into the high-tech category, compared with states like Maryland, where nearly 8 percent of all jobs are in the high-tech sector.
(Ups) to the regional businesses that chipped in and helped the Summit County United Way raise $13.02 million in 2002, up 3.5 percent over 2001. Although the group fell short of its $13.6 million goal, the United Way ran first-time campaigns at 56 new organizations and garnered 1,500 new donors. The average donation rose from $210 last year to $234 this year — an 11 percent increase.
