We’re committed to providing our community with excellence in healthcare, medical education, and research. We also offer wellness programs for those in the community who are underinsured or uninsured.
We do this work through the four foundations of Kettering Health:
- Fort Hamilton Hospital Foundation
- Grandview Foundation
- Greene Medical Foundation
- Kettering Health Foundation
All our foundations work on initiatives to support our community with donated funds. This is a look at some of the critical initiatives Greene Medical Foundation has supported recently.
Reach Out and Read Program at Soin Family Medicine Center and Kettering Health Jamestown Health Center
In 2023, Soin Family Medicine Center and Kettering Health Jamestown Health Center physicians provided over 1,500 books to children visiting the clinics. The Reach Out and Read Program incorporates books into pediatric care and encourages families to read aloud together. Studies show that reading aloud has many benefits for young children.
Tackling food insecurities
Food Is My Medicine Program
Greene Medical Foundation supports Rachelle Dulan, DO, and Grandview Foundation with their Food Is My Medicine Program to determine whether culinary education impacts patient health. Fifty patients from a food desert have been selected, and the current program began in March. A second round of the project will start in August 2024.
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”449″ gal_title=”Soin Family Medicine Culinary Medicine Program”]Soin Medical Center Residency Program
The residency program at Soin Medical Center will use a culinary medicine approach to empower families, educating them on lifestyle management of chronic conditions. This study will be aimed at the rural population of Greene County. Residents at Soin Medical Center will teach families how to cook recipes to help individuals struggling with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and more. The 6-week course will be taught three times annually at the Cedarville Fire Department.
Congestive heart failure patient weight scales
As part of a new program, recently diagnosed congestive heart failure patients who don’t have access to a weight scale will be provided with one. Readmission rates tend to be high with congestive heart failure patients, so using a tool like a scale to track weight fluctuations can greatly reduce them and notify them if something is off. A successful pilot was completed in 2023, and the program will be expanded this year.
The Greene Medical Foundation also purchased several pieces of equipment for the cancer center in 2023.
- Prone Breast Board: This offers beneficial positioning to treat cancer patients by sparing the chest wall, heart, and lungs from radiation.
- Sun Nuclear MapCHECK Quality Assurance Software: Software that maps radiation delivered to each patient to improve patient safety.
- Philips Ultrasound Transducer: A special transducer used for breast ultrasounds that provides higher resolution for women with dense breast tissue (approximately 40% of women) and helps detect breast cancer earlier.