Kettering Medical Center

Virginia Kettering and her husband Eugene, son of famous inventor Charles F. Kettering, were native citizens of Dayton. They moved to Hinsdale, Illinois near Chicago in the 1940s. During the polio epidemic in the 1950s, they were inspired by the care given at Hinsdale Hospital, which would play a vital role in the foundation of Kettering Medical Center. Following the death of his father in 1958, the younger Ketterings moved from Illinois back to Dayton to help manage family affairs. Health care was a primary focus of Charles Kettering, so Eugene and Virginia led efforts to open a local area hospital in his honor. Ground was broken on July 7, 1961. In 1964, Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital opened under the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[4][5]

In October 2010 Kettering Medical Center opened the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital, a new wing to the hospital that included a renovated lobby and new main entrance with an outpatient pharmacy, expanded gift shop and bakery.

In 2016, Kettering Health Network opened the new pavilion, that houses the Kettering Cancer Center, and Kettering Brain & Spine. The $60M structure is connected to the main hospital via skybridge over Southern Blvd.[6]

In 2012, the hospital received:

• U.S. News & World Report #1 hospital in the Dayton region[7]
• Emergency Medicine Excellence Award[8]
• Critical Care Excellece Award and one of the top 100 in the United States for Critical Care[8]
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award[8]
• Stroke Care Excellence Award and one of the top 100 in the United States for Stroke Care[8]

In 2011, the hospital received:

• One of top 50 hospitals in the nation for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters[9]
• Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence[10]
• Women's Health Excellence Award also Five-Star Rated in Women's Health[11]
• Patient Safety Excellence Award[12]

In 2010, the hospital received:

• Emergency Medicine Excellence Award from HealthGrades[13]
• HealthGreades Distinguished Hospital of Clinical Excellence Award [14]
• Women's Health Excellence Award 2009/2010 also Five Star Rated in Women's Health [15]
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award [16]
• Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award [17]
• Stroke Care Excellence Award [18]

In 2009, The hospital received:

• One of America's safest hospitals by Forbes[19]
• Ranked #6 in the U.S. for stroke care by HealthGrades[20]

In 2008, the hospital received the following:[21]

• Received Nursing Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Voted one of the best places to work by the Dayton Business Journal
• Won a Joint Commission Award as being a Primary Stroke Center
• Won the 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals Award
• HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence
• Ranked #38 in the U.S. for endocrinology by U.S. News & World Report[22]
• Ranked #43 in the U.S. for gastrointestinal disorders by U.S. News and World Report[22]

In 2007, the hospital received the following:[21]

• Won the 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospitals Award
• Was named a Top 50 Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery by US News & World Report

Kettering College (Formerly Kettering College of Medical Arts) is located on the main campus of Kettering Medical Center. The college offers degrees in nursing. medical imaging, radiology, Human Biology (pre-med), Physician assistant, respiratory care, and sonography. Students of the college have access to the facilities in the Kettering Health Network for educational experience and clinical training.

• List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
• List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
• List of hospitals in Ohio

• Official website
• Kettering Health Network