Kettering Health is a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare system affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Founded in 1964 and rooted in a vision established by inventor Charles F. Kettering, it provides comprehensive medical services across western Ohio. The organisation employs more than 15,000 team members, including over 1,800 physicians, and states a mission of whole-person care addressing physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
The system operates 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities. Its emergency network comprises 13 emergency centers holding stroke care accreditation, described as the largest such network in the region. Clinical service lines include oncology and cancer treatment, cardiovascular services, brain and spine surgery, maternity care, emergency medicine and stroke care.
Kettering Health reports recognition in IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals rankings and accreditation as a Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation. Stated organisational commitments include safety, clinical excellence and technological innovation in healthcare delivery.
