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). Last night two of the counties in our service area—Greene County and Warren County—rose to an orange (substantial) transmission level. Due to the…
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Change in COVID-19 Outpatient Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
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On March 29, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Nowcast data estimated the proportion of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron BA.2 variant to be above 50% in Ohio. Based on this data, Sotrovimab is no longer authorized for use in Ohio. Click here for more information. The Kettering Health Pharmacy…
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Updated Masking Guidance for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities
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Updated masking guidance for employees working at our healthcare facilities include Medical Centers Clinics Physicians’/Providers’ offices We continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 transmission rates published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Following the CDC’s infection prevention and control recommendations applicable to healthcare facilities, and to remain compliant with the Centers for…
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Restructured COVID-19 Transition Incentive Program
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We are continuing to monitor the impact COVID-19 has on our organization and the strain it places on our various departments. Our community COVID-19 volumes have continued to decline, and we are transitioning our incentives in response. Kettering Health will continue support for our staff picking up extra shifts directly related to inpatient or emergency care for COVID-19 patients. We are continuing to offer…
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Women’s History Month Week 4 Resources
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Podcast – Womanica “Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter, Womanica. In just 5 minutes a day, learn about different incredible women from throughout history. On Wonder Media Network’s award-winning podcast, we’re telling the stories of women you may or may not know — but…
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Dr. Antonia Novello
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Dr. Antonia Novello was both the first woman, and the first Hispanic person to be Surgeon General. Born to a poor family in Puerto Rico, Dr. Novello suffered from an unidentified disease in her youth, leading her in and out of hospitals for most of her childhood. She did not get corrective surgery for this…
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Rachelle Dulan, DO
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Meet Rachelle Dulan, DO, family medicine resident at Kettering Health Dayton. A native Daytonian, Dr. Dulan returned to Kettering Health Dayton after completing her undergraduate and medical degree. What drew her back to her hometown, and specifically to Kettering Health, was the opportunity to infuse the tenets of her Seventh-day Adventist faith with her medical…
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Tara Walker
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Meet Tara Walker, executive director of Inpatient Acute Therapy, Inpatient Rehab, Outpatient Therapy, and Athletic Training! The daughter of one armed forces member, and the wife of another, Tara has lived and worked around the globe. Ten years ago, a relocation to the Dayton area brought Tara to Kettering Health. She says her greatest accomplishment…
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Check Out Our March Living The Mission Recipient
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Congratulations to our Living the Mission recipient!
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Women’s History Month Week 3 Resources
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Podcast – The History Chicks “First off: This isn’t History 101 and there is no test. Secondly, our goal is to introduce you to female characters in history, factual or fictional, via our podcast and shownotes. An introduction, an overview and a little push to explore and learn more on your own. The shownotes will…