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Dayton Children’s Hospital and Kettering Health announce agreement to enhance care for critically ill newborns
Kettering Health Level III NICU will become a Dayton Children’s NICU as a hospital within a hospital
Dayton Children’s Hospital and Kettering Health announce an agreement aimed at improving the health of the Greater Dayton community. Dayton Children’s will operate and manage the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at Kettering Health Main Campus as a Dayton Children’s NICU, a hospital within a hospital.
This joint effort will focus on providing seamless, integrated care for critically ill newborns at Kettering Health and lays the groundwork for both organizations’ commitment to improving maternal and infant mortality rates in our region.
“We see this collaboration as a key step to providing the best possible care and experience for patients during the crucial initial days of a child’s life,” said Adam Maycock, president of Kettering Health Main Campus. “This will not only keep more families together through their comprehensive, whole-person care, but further strengthen how both organizations support health through pregnancy, delivery and the first steps of life in our community.”
In addition to Dayton Children’s Hospital operating and managing the NICU at Kettering Health Main Campus, the collaboration will offer opportunities for innovation in the care of babies. Both Kettering Health and Dayton Children’s pride themselves on providing exceptional patient experiences and are committed to finding the best possible coordination of care for immediate and long-term care planning.
"Together we are going to make Dayton the best place to be born and grow up,” said Debbie Feldman, president and CEO of Dayton Children’s Hospital. “Through this teamwork, we give babies the best possible start in life and work to overcome critical health issues that our community faces, such as the high rate of infant mortality.”
Dayton Children’s and Kettering Health are working with leaders, providers and staff at both health systems to complete the structure of this collaboration, with implementation targeted for fall 2025.
about Kettering Health:
As a faith-based, nonprofit health system, Kettering Health strives to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health. Kettering Health is made up of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient locations throughout western Ohio, as well as Kettering Health Medical Group—with more than 700 board-certified providers dedicated to elevating the health, healing, and hope of the community. Kettering College, a division of Kettering Health Main Campus, is a fully accredited college that specializes in health science education. For more, visit ketteringhealth.org.
about Dayton Children’s:
Children aren’t just little adults. Dayton Children’s offers families expert care that’s uniquely tailored to their child’s needs when and where they need it most. The hospital has the region’s only American College of Surgeons verified pediatric level 1 trauma center and a level 1 children's surgery center, meaning we provide the highest level of care in the most difficult circumstances. Achieving the gold standard of nursing care, Magnet recognition, and honored by U.S. News & World Report for orthopedic and mental health care, Dayton Children’s hosts nearly 700,000 patient visits a year. Dayton Children’s also trains our country’s military pediatricians through a partnership with Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and the U.S. Air Force in the nation’s only civilian-military pediatric training program. Learn more at www.childrensdayton.org.
