Recently we were made aware of a key shortage with our supply chain for iodinated contrast media used for diagnostic CT scans, angiograms, cardiac catheterization and other image-guided procedures. It is anticipated to be in severe shortage through late summer, maybe longer, due to the shutdown of the GE manufacturing plant in Shanghai. What we…
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Updated Return to Work Guidelines
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Update to COVID-19 testing and Employee Health guidance issued on 5.9.22. Employees are no longer required to call Employee Health for a COVID-19 test referral. Employees are to seek testing from their PCP or community PCR testing site Employees are to: Call Employee Health with their witnessed PCR COVID-19 test results (at home antigen…
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Updated Return to Work Guidelines- Revised
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Update to Covid-19 Testing and Employee Health guidance issued on 5.9.22. Employees are no longer required to call Employee Health for a COVID-19 test referral. Employees are to seek testing from their PCP or Community PCR Testing site Employees are to: Call Employee Health with their witnessed PCR COVID-19 test results (At home antigen…
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Masking Update for Montgomery and Warren 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). Montgomery County rose to an orange (substantial) transmission level, and several others also remain in the orange (substantial) transmission level. Warren County rose…
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Updated Return to Work Guidelines
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Update to COVID-19 testing and Employee Health guidance issued on March 9, 2022: Employees are no longer required to call Employee Health for a COVID-19 test referral. Employees are to seek testing from their primary care provier or a community PCR testing site Employees are to: Call Employee Health with their witnessed PCR COVID-19…
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AAPI Heritage Month Week 1 Resources
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Podcast – Asian American History 101 “Asian American History 101 is a podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, a daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Americans from their contributions to their struggles to their triumphs.” Book – Minor…
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Dr. Marjorie Mau
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Dr. Marjorie Mau was the first native Hawaiian woman to be designated a “master physician” by the American College of Physicians (ACP). According to the ACP, mastership is given to individuals who “have been selected because of ‘integrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research, or other attainments in science or in…
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Phoebe Carpenter
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Phoebe Carpenter, MSN, APRN-CNP, is a nurse practitioner with Kettering Physician Network, working out of Miamisburg Family Practice, and specializing in geriatric care. A native of Hong Kong, Phoebe moved to California when she was 9, and moved to Ohio 9 years ago when her husband, Ben, began working for Kettering Health. Phoebe is also…
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Throughout this month, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team at Kettering Health will be celebrating by sharing resources every Monday of the month to highlight the impact AAPI people have had on our history, and continue to have on our lives and organization. We will also…
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Masking Update for Butler and Miami 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). Two additional counties in our service area—Butler County and Miami County—rose to an orange (substantial) transmission level. Greene and Warren counties also remain…