Your practice will be based in the Physician Office Building at Kettering Health Greene Memorial, a community hospital serving Greene County and the surrounding areas of Xenia, Beavercreek, Jamestown, Yellow Springs, Cedarville, and Waynesville. Formerly known as Greene Memorial Hospital, this facility joined the Kettering Health network and now operates as one of 14 medical centers in the system. The hospital provides community-centered healthcare with a focus on accessible, affordable care close to home.
Greene Memorial has earned recognition for quality and patient experience. The hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades and maintains stroke care accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) as a Primary Stroke Center. The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have recognized the facility with the Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus Award, reflecting commitment to evidence-based stroke care protocols.
Kettering Health has announced a $35 million investment in healthcare facilities in Xenia, demonstrating long-term commitment to this growing community. More than $10 million will be invested in modernizing and renovating Greene Memorial, updating the facility to meet contemporary standards while preserving its role as the community's hospital. An additional $26 million will fund construction of a new 24,000-square-foot outpatient health center on Progress Drive, which will offer primary care, on-demand walk-in care, laboratory services, and imaging.
This investment follows a period of uncertainty about the hospital's future and represents a renewed commitment from Kettering Health leadership. Ron Connovich, president of Kettering Health Medical Group, has stated that the organization remains committed to addressing the local shortage of primary care and specialist physicians in Xenia. As a physician joining during this investment phase, you will practice in an environment of growth and improvement rather than contraction.
Kettering Health is a faith-based, non-profit health system serving southwestern Ohio. The network includes 14 medical centers, over 120 outpatient facilities, more than 1,800 physicians, and approximately 15,000 employees. The system traces its origins to 1964 when Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital opened on the 90-acre Kettering estate, built through the vision of Eugene and Virginia Kettering as a living memorial to inventor Charles F. Kettering. The Ketterings enlisted the Seventh-day Adventist Church to build and operate the hospital, establishing the faith-based healthcare philosophy that continues today.
The health system's mission is to live God's love by promoting and restoring health. This mission translates into a care philosophy that treats each patient as a whole person, addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. The values of belonging, wholeness, excellence, leadership, and learning guide decision-making throughout the organization. For physicians, this creates a supportive environment where patient care takes priority over volume metrics and where the organization invests in physician well-being alongside patient outcomes.
Kettering Health medical centers consistently receive national recognition for quality and patient care. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Kettering Medical Center (now Kettering Health Main Campus) among the best hospitals in Ohio, placing it in the top 10 out of 237 hospitals statewide and recognizing it among the Best Hospitals in the Ohio River Valley region. Soliant Health named Kettering Medical Center one of the Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the United States, ranking it seventh nationally.
The system has earned distinction in several clinical areas. Kettering Health holds accreditation as a Center of Excellence from the Surgical Review Corporation in robotic-assisted and minimally invasive surgery. The network was first in Ohio to receive the International Center of Excellence designation from Elekta for cancer treatment and first in the Dayton area to offer advanced robotic joint replacement technology and advanced brain and spine treatments including laser brain surgery and Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
Kettering Health operates Kettering College, a health sciences college that opened in 1967 adjacent to the original hospital. The college offers degrees in nursing, radiologic technology, respiratory care, sonography, and other health science fields. This educational mission creates a culture of learning throughout the health system and provides a pipeline of well-trained clinical staff. For physicians interested in teaching, the presence of health professions students creates opportunities for clinical education and mentorship.
Kettering Health operates alongside Premier Health in the Dayton region. Premier Health includes Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, and Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, employing approximately 14,000 workers as the second-largest employer in the Dayton region. Kettering Health has distinguished itself through its faith-based approach, quality outcomes, and strategic expansion into growing communities like Xenia where patients are seeking alternatives to traditional hospital systems.
Joining Kettering Health means becoming part of a health system with deep roots in southwestern Ohio, a clear mission, and demonstrated commitment to investing in the communities it serves. The $35 million investment in Xenia signals that this is a market where Kettering Health sees growth and opportunity, and where physicians can build lasting careers serving patients who genuinely need and appreciate their care.