Kettering Health

Last Friday, Kettering Health, Premier Health Partners, Dayton Children's Hospital, Kettering College, University of Dayton, Sinclair Community College, and Wright State University held a launch ceremony to celebrate the start of a new collaborative mental health program for college students. The College Age Intensive Outpatient Program (CA IOP) will take a community partnership-based approach to addressing the growing mental health crisis among traditional college students. Leaders from each organization offered remarks at the event, speaking to the positive impact the program will have on students experiencing mental health challenges. A collaborative effort of this scale, bringing together the area's leading health systems and academic institutions, is a powerful testament to each organization's dedication to helping college students in our region thrive. We are grateful to each of our partners as we come together to drive change in our communities! The program will begin accepting patients on October 20. Visit the link in the comments to learn more!

Welcome, Dr. Lex Leonhardt, to Kettering Health Medical Group Cancer Care! Dr. Leonhardt is an oncologist board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology with special interests in thoracic, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary cancers. He sees patients in Kettering and is currently accepting new patients. 🔗 Read more about him: http://bit.ly/3KvaxU1

Last month, we hosted our third annual Farm Safety Day at the Jamestown Health Center! Led by our Kettering Health Rural Health Family Medicine Residency team, students from the University of Cincinnati, The Ohio State University, and Wright State University participated in a training event to educate them about farm safety and rural health hazards. "This event provides us with a great opportunity to raise awareness of the unique challenges and needs our patients in these underserved rural areas face," said Dr. James Halderman, Associate Program Director and Rural Pathway Director of Soin Family Medicine Residency.

Welcome, Katelyn Wilson, APRN-CNP, to Kettering Health Medical Group Heart and Vascular! Katelyn is a nurse practitioner working in heart and vascular care with special interests in gerontology and mental health. She sees patients in Kettering and is currently accepting new patients. 🔗 Read more about her: http://bit.ly/482U5E6

We're only days away from the Cincinnati Bengals Crucial Catch game on Sunday, Oct. 5! 🐯 Leading up to kickoff, patients at the Kettering Health Cancer Center were visited this week by WhoDey and the Ben-Gals! We're excited to once again partner with the Cincinnati Bengals to support the mission of Crucial Catch by fighting cancer through early detection and risk reduction.

Welcome, Juanita Krisher, APRN-CNP, to Kettering Health Medical Group Wound Care! Juanita is a nurse practitioner working in wound care with a special interest in chronic wound management. She sees patients in Dayton and is currently accepting new patients. 🔗Read more about her: http://bit.ly/41UugSW

The Dragons Socials are going PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness for the month of October, in partnership with Kettering Health 🩷

Yesterday, we announced that our contract with private Medicare Advantage insurers Humana, Inc. and Devoted Health, Inc. will not be renewed after December 31, 2025. We've partnered with RetireMed, a trusted local Medicare advisory group, during this transition to help patients explore their options and transition to coverage that may better align with their care needs. Read more about this change at the link in the comments.

This year’s Hand Day is coming up on October 5! The annual event provides free hand surgeries and follow-up care to uninsured Dayton-area residents suffering from hand and wrist ailments such as carpal tunnel, numbness, stiffness, and cysts. We asked the Hand Day surgeons why they feel this is such an important event and what they look forward to each year. Swipe to see what they shared! Hand Day is done in partnership with The Kettering Health Hand Center of Excellence, Orthopedic Associates of SW Ohio (OASWO), TeamHealth, and The American Society for Surgery of the Hand’s humanitarian mission, Touching Hands (ASSH).