Effective Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 8 a.m. *Note: The policy below is not for end of life situations. Visitor Policy Change for Patients Suspected or Diagnosed with COVID-19: One designated visitor for duration of hospital stay who is allowed one daily visit by appointment only between the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m….
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Resources – Week 3
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These resources include books, podcasts, documentaries, movies, and TV shows that celebrate Black life and gives the opportunity to learn more about the Black experience and Black history. Podcast-Still Processing Still Processing is a New York Times culture podcast hosted by Jenna Wortham, who works for the New York Times Magazine, and Wesley Morris, the…
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Celebrating Black Life – Week 3
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Willis Bing Davis Art Studio 1135 W Third St, Dayton, OH Willis “Bing” Davis is an African American Artist and teacher, born in Greer, South Carolina, whose artwork portrays his feelings for life and appreciation for African history and culture. Davis studied, lived, and taught in both Indiana and Ohio. He graduated from DePauw University in 1959, and from Miami University in 1967….
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Ron Mainess
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Meet Ron Mainess, Enterprise Project Management Office director. Ron is an “Air Force brat” and a proud native of Southern California. Although he has never served in the armed forces like his father, he felt blessed to provide project management support to many United States military branches (Air Force, Army, Marine Corp, Navy, and Coast…
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Shanese Higgins
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Meet Shanese Higgins, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program director and associate professor at Kettering College. Shanese was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in the Upper Dayton View Triangle area. She was raised in the church and has a strong foundation and personal belief in the Christian faith. Shanese is an occupational therapist…
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Alexander T. Augusta
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Alexander Thomas Augusta (1825-1890) was the highest-ranking black officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was also the first African American head of a hospital—Freedman’s Hospital—and the first black professor of medicine in the United States, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Augusta was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1825 to free African American parents. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland as a young man to…
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Kettering Health Network Continuing Guidance on PPE and Social Distancing
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We are all grateful and relieved that COVID-19 cases in our communities and hospitalization rates have come down over the last 4-6 weeks. Our region, however, remains in the red, based on Ohio Department of Health risk levels and ongoing high prevalence of infection in the community. In addition, many of our providers, staff, patients, and visitors have not yet…
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Updated COVID-19 Screening Drive-thru Hours
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Based upon the decreasing volume trend, the COVID-19 Screening Drive-through schedule at both Southview and the Huber Health Center will change as follows: Wednesday: Beginning 2/24, the drive-thru locations will be open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. Saturday: Beginning 2/27, the drive-thru locations will be open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Sunday: Beginning 2/28, the drive-thru locations will be closed on Sundays. We will continue to monitor volumes…
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Resources – Week 2
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These resources include books, podcasts, documentaries, movies, and TV shows that celebrate Black life and gives the opportunity to learn more about the Black experience and Black history. Podcast- NPR Code Switch Code Switch is a race and culture outlet and a weekly podcast from American public radio network NPR. Book – White Fragility by Robin D’Angelo …
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Celebrating Black Life – Week 2
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In this section we are highlighting Black culture represented in art, music, poetry, and food. Sweet potato pie has been around for almost as long as pumpkin pie. It has been a staple in the African-American community since the 16th century. Africans were introduced to pumpkin pie by Europeans when people from Europe traveled to…