Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health will name a behavioral health center currently under construction the Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavilion in honor of Sharon and Richard Juve, who donated $10 million toward the $60 million project.
The seven-story, 60-bed inpatient and outpatient center is scheduled to open in January.
“We are grateful to Sharon and Rick for this truly meaningful and transformational gift that will have a profound impact on the health and well-being of the communities we serve,” said Cliff Deveny, president and CEO of Summa Health, in a statement provided. . “We are proud to acknowledge their generosity in naming our new behavioral health pavilion, the future home of Summa Health Behavioral Health Institute, after the Juve family.”
Richard Juve is president of compounding company Americhem Inc. in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a company started by his father, Dick Juve.
The Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavilion will offer integrated behavioral health services including inpatient treatment, hospital mental health and addiction outpatient programs, post-traumatic stress disorder treatment, Summa Health Medical Group outpatient programs and a detoxification unit renovated 14 beds. on the Akron campus.
“We are proud to support Summa Health as one of Akron’s oldest institutions,” said Rick Juve in a news release. “We also hope that our giveaway will bring more attention and support for behavioral health issues.”
“We are aware in today’s world that many families and family members are dealing with serious mental health issues,” added Sharon Juve. “It’s reassuring to know that Summa is making a difference.”
The completion of the pavilion will help fulfill Summa Health’s mission of providing the highest quality medical and behavioral health care by integrating behavioral health services across all areas of care, treating the whole person: body, mind and spirit, according to the statement.
Joseph Varley, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Summa Health, noted in the release that one in four people struggle with behavioral health issues at some point in their lives.
“Sharon and Rick’s support is needed more than ever,” said Varley, who also holds the Jim and Vanita Oelschlager Endowed Chair in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. “Thanks to their generosity, Summa Health will provide life-changing care to thousands of patients right here in our community at the Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavilion.”
