Effective Friday, May 27 Kettering Health Radiology Phone Numbers Hamilton: PRI – (513) 867-2496 All other facilities: KNRI – (937) 395-8627 As we continue to monitor the IV contrast for imaging, we have implemented a few steps for preservation of supply as the nationwide shortage is becoming more severe with many healthcare facilities limiting various…
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Masking in Kettering Health Non-Healthcare Facilities
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Due to the rise in community spread and all counties in our service area experiencing “high” or “substantial” transmission levels, Kettering Health now strongly encourages masking in all non-healthcare facilities, including administrative buildings such as the ASB, Woodman, and Prestige. Thank you for your commitment to the health of our patients and each other, and…
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County Masking Update
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Several weeks ago, we implemented guidelines that allowed for no masking in our healthcare facilities in non-patient or non-guest-facing departments if the transmission level was yellow (moderate) or blue (low). Please note the status changes to the following counties: Auglaize County dropped from red to orange (substantial), Clark County rose to red (high), Darke County…
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AAPI Heritage Month Week 3 Resources
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Podcast – Self Evident: Asian America’s Stories “As people of all backgrounds reckon with complex legacies of race, power, culture, and identity and ask themselves, ‘where do I stand?’ Self Evident presents reported stories and radically open conversations from the everyday Asian Americans who have been confronting this question for generations. Our mission is to…
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Dr. Kazue Togasaki
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Dr. Kazue Togasaki was one of the first Japanese-American women to become a doctor in the United States. Born in San Francisco in 1897, Dr. Togasaki faced extreme racism and sexism, but excelled in her studies, earning a degree in Zoology from Stanford. After struggling to find work in California, she attended medical school in…
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Bruce Chan
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Bruce Chan currently serves as executive director of Kettering Health Brain & Spine, a position he has held for three years. A native-Californian, Bruce was born, raised, and educated in his home state, but worked in Florida, Tennessee, Kansas, and in his home state of California prior to joining Kettering Health five years ago. In…
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Masking Update for Auglaize, Greene, Butler, Miami, and Clark Counties
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Several weeks ago, we implemented guidelines that allowed for no masking in our healthcare facilities in non-patient or non-guest-facing departments as long as the transmission level was yellow (moderate) or blue (low). Please note the status changes to the following counties: Auglaize County rose from yellow to red (high); Green County rose from orange (substantial)…
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AAPI Week 2 Resources
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Podcast – The May Lee Show “Join award-winning, international journalist, May Lee, as she sits down with the most impactful and relevant Asian and Asian Americans who are boldly enhancing and elevating Asian voices and issues around the world. The show strikes an authentic and intimate tone with honest, entertaining and, sometimes, uncomfortable conversations. Expect…
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Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga
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Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, is a physician and immunologist, dealing specifically with how viruses like HIV and Epstein Barr effect children. A graduate of Tufts and MIT, Dr. Luzuriaga has headed the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science since 2012. In 2013, she, along with Hannah Gay and Deborah Persaud, were named one of TIME…
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Pratixa Patel
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Born in India, but raised and educated in Chicago, Pratixa Patel has been with Kettering Health for over 20 years in various pharmacy positions, but currently serves as the system medication safety officer. Pratixa said her greatest accomplishment in her time with Kettering Health has been utilizing developing technology to provide better, safer care to…