Weatherhead’s J.B. Silvers expresses skepticism related to venture capital firm plans to acquire Summa Health

Industry experts anticipate hurdles for Summa Health’s new buyer

ideastreamJ.B. Silvers, the Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management at Weatherhead School of Management, expressed some skepticism about the venture capital firm that plans to acquire the Akron-based hospital system Summa Health. “The game that they’re talking about is bringing in technology to make it more efficient and be able to handle larger capacity,” Silvers said. “It’s your guess as well as mine as to whether that’s going to produce a lot of profits for them or not. My guess is probably not a lot.”