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Rita Prichard currently serves as chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care at Kettering Health Washington Township. A native Daytonian, Rita has been with Kettering Health for almost 50 years, working for 34 years as a nurse at Kettering Health Dayton, and spending the last 12 years at Kettering Health Washington Township. Rita…
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As hospital operations return to a normal status, Kettering Health is revising the duration of isolation for employees and providers with COVID-19 based on the CDC guidelines: Individuals must stay off work and isolate for 10 days from the day of symptoms or initial positive test. Repeat testing will not be done to determine the…
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In April 2020, the Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, requested that all healthcare facilities screen their employees, patients, and visitors as they enter the facility. As we continue to follow community, state, and national trends and the Governor’s continued orders, we will be modifying the door screening process. Effective March 8th, 2022, we will move…
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Per public health guidelines, all COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines for dine-in seating have been lifted. Effective immediately, we will return additional seating to dining spaces within our facilities.
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Beginning Monday, March 7, we will return to a 48-hour window for dietary consults.
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Beginning Wednesday March 2, a new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy, bebtelovimab, will be available for administration in Kettering Health Emergency Departments. This agent has the advantage of a rapid 30-second injection and it is active against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The criteria for use have not changed. Patients must have a positive test for…
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With the stability of our COVID-19 patient volumes and staffing resources, we will be sunsetting our Helping Hands program on Friday, March 4, 2022. Through the Helping Hands program, 222 Kettering Health employees volunteered their time, totaling 4,034 hours of support at 44 different units/departments. Thank you to our many volunteer champions who provided their…
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With the decreased incidence of COVID-19 infections in the communities our facilities serve, we are eliminating COVID testing for all surgical and procedural areas effective March 4, 2022. Scheduling of previously infected or COVID-positive patients will remain in effect as follows: 30 days: Asymptomatic patient or patient with mild, non-respiratory symptoms. Patients may be placed…
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Podcast – Noire Histoir “Black history and literature from a Noire perspective. Noire Histoir features Black history facts, literature, and motivational stories from across the Black diaspora. Join, Natasha McEachron, as she celebrates Black pride, excellence, and power all 366 days of the year.” Book – The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole…
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Kehinde Wiley is a painter, most famous for his portrait of Barack Obama, whose work often reimagines historically significant paintings with Black protagonists and subjects, such as Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps, which reimagines Napoleon Crossing the Alps, with a Black man in modern clothing (including a bandana and Timberland boots) replacing Napoleon…