KHN Timeline - 1958 - 2006
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| '58 | In 1958, Eugene and Virginia Kettering decided to build a hospital on the family estate in the city of Kettering as a memorial to Eugene's father, Charles F. Kettering. The Medical Center is to be built on the 90 acre Kettering estate, where Charles F. Kettering developed many of his inventions. It originally consisted of orchards, lush meadows, a woods and rolling hills. |
| '61 | July 7, 1961 Ground breaking for the new hospital is held with 1200 people attending on the 22 acre wooded future hospital site. |
| '64 | February 14, 1964 Official Dedication of Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital. March 3, 1964 First patients admitted. Nine patients admitted with the opening of the two lower patient floors. March, 1964 Gift Shop opens with an international flavor under the direction of Virginia Kettering. |
| '65 | 1965 In the first full year in operation, 11,512 patients were admitted and stayed an average of 8½ days. There were over 1,000 births; 11,504 patients treated in the emergency room; and 46,000 volunteer hours given. |
| '66 | July 18, 1966 The Articles of Incorporation were amended to reflect the new name of the corporation to be Kettering Medical Center. 1966 The first open heart surgery performed at KMC by Dr. Richard DeWall. |
| '67 | May/June, 1967 The Coronary Care Unit added as part of the Coolidge Cardiac Program. Construction cost was $35,000 and equipment cost another $35,000. September 17, 1967 Dedication of the Kettering College of Medical Arts (KCMA). First class (130 students) admitted on September 18. |
| '68 | February 4, 1968 KMCA first Capping ceremony - 74 students. June, 1968 $100,000 expansion at KCMA in the areas of respiratory therapy and radiologic technology. November 17, 1968 Opening ceremonies for Kettering Medical Center's (KMC) Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic are held. (KMC refers to the Southern Boulevard campus henceforth in this listing) |
| '69 | January, 1969 President George B. Nelson announces his retirement. January 24, 1969 Marlowe H. Schaffner, MD becomes the second president of Kettering Medical Center. April 19, 1969 Eugene W. Kettering passes away following emergency surgery in New York. His final gift, the $224,000 Pulmonary Intensive Care Unit, opened the day of his funeral. August 29, 1969 KCMA graduates first class of 67 (61 nurses, 4 respiratory therapists and 2 radiologic technologists). |
| '70 | February, 1970 Winton H. Beaven, Ph.D., named Dean of the College. March, 1970 George B. Nelson, former KMC president, named the City of Kettering's Man of the Year. |
| '71 | May 7-9, 1971 Opening services for the new Seventh-day Adventist Church located on Southern Boulevard. |
| '72 | June, 1972 The 10-bed Psychiatric unit opens. November, 1972 Robert L. Willett is named Vice President. |
| '74 | February, 1974 Mrs. Virginia Kettering donates Ridgeleigh Terrace, the Kettering family home, to the hospital. March, 1974 Hospital celebrates 10 years of operation. February, 1974 Xeroradiology, equipment for mammography, is installed on a lease agreement provided for by a gift to the medical center. KMC had been using standard X-ray and now is the only hospital in southern Montgomery County to have this new equipment. |
| '75 | April, 1975 Cardiac rehabilitation program is started with Benjamin Schuster, MD, as director. June, 1975 Ground breaking is held for a new mental health facility at the southern end of the grounds. It will have 24 beds and a wide range of adjunctive care services. August, 1975 A 30,000-square-foot satellite hospital is proposed for the southern Dayton area near the Dayton Mall. It will provide emergency primary care and surgical services on an outpatient basis. It will be used for community health education and health screening programs. September, 1975 KCMA opens new bookstore. December, 1975 Nuclear pacemaker implanted in patient at KMC. It was the first of its kind to be implanted in the Dayton region. |
| '76 | May 6, 1976 A $380,000 whole-body Computer Assisted Tomagraphy (CAT) Scanner is delivered to Radiology as the first CAT Scanner in the Dayton region. |
| '77 | 1977 Northwest addition to KMC opened, adding 44 dedicated ICU beds. April 24, 1977 Ground breaking ceremony is held for a $14 million southern hospital with 120 beds in Miamisburg. |
| '78 | June 29, 1978 A new institutional logo, the "dove K", was adopted by the medical center. October 8, 1978 Dedication and Open House for Sycamore Medical Center (changed to Sycamore Hospital in April, 1980). |
| '79 | March 3, 1979 Kettering Medical Center is 15 years old. There are 54 employees still working at Kettering Medical Center and Sycamore Hospital who were employed when KMC first opened. April 19, 1979 Robert Willett is chosen to be the next president of Kettering Medical Center. |
| '85 | May, 1985 KMC and Wright State University School of Medicine bring a Magnetic Resonance Scanner to KMC, the first MRI in the Dayton region. April, 1985 KMC's Sleep Disorders program begins operation. May, 1985 A Hyperbaric chamber is installed at KMC. June, 1985 Sycamore is one of the first hospitals in the Dayton area to use the Patient Controlled Analgesia Infuser equipment. August, 1985 New Breast Evaluation Center opens. December, 1985 The Kettering Hospital auditorium is renamed to honor George B. Nelson, the first president. |
| '86 | May, 1986 Sycamore Hospital begins offering outpatient surgery. |
| '87 | July, 1987 A new Pelorus Sterotaxic system enhances Kettering's ability to treat brain tumors. October, 1987 The Apothecary, an outpatient retail pharmacy, opens in Kettering Hospital. November 16, 1987 Sycamore Hospital opens a 27-bed acute psychiatric care program. |
| '88 | October, 1988 Sycamore Hospital celebrates its 10th anniversary. |
| '89 | March, 1989 Kettering Hospital celebrates its 25th anniversary. February 14, 1989 Valentine's Day marks the day the 10,000th Open Heart procedure is done at Kettering Medical Center. June 22, 1989 The first annual "Heart to Heart" fund raising dinner is held to benefit cardiac services. November, 1989 Ground breaking for the housing of the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner is planned in 1990. This is the first PET Scanner in the Dayton Region |
| '91 | March, 1991 KMC enters into a broad scope nuclear research license granted to the nuclear medicine team due to the PET scanner. November, 1991 Adolescent Services offered at Sycamore. |
| '92 | February, 1992 Cardiac surgeons perform coronary bypass surgery without a heart lung machine. May, 1992 KMC opens a new state-of-the-art digital Cardiac Catheterization lab. June 4, 1992 Kettering Workers' Care opens. September, 1992 A modernization and expansion plan for outpatient facilities was announced for Kettering Hospital. It is called KMC 2000. September, 1992 Kettering College of Medical Arts marks its 25th anniversary. |
| '93 | 1993 Opened the most advanced radiation oncology department in the Dayton region with two state-of-the-art dual-energy linear accelerators. |
| '94 | January, 1994 Robert Willett, KMC president and CEO, retires. January, 1994 KMC breaks ground for a 100-bed nursing and rehabilitation center on the Sycamore campus. May, 1994 Frank Perez is named KMC president and CEO. May 25, 1994 Dedication of the Dean Amphitheater named after Chauncey Dean, a benefactor who donated the construction funds for the project. June, 1994 A computer network - the first of its kind in the nation - links seven area hospitals including Kettering and Sycamore. December 10, 1994 Fire causes severe damage to Ridgeliegh Terrace. |
| '95 | 1995 The Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute (WKNI) formed as the first center-of-excellence at KMC. May, 1995 KMC introduces the "Years Ahead" seniors membership program. May, 1995 KMC opens the Chest Pain Evaluation Center on 3 North and on Unit 1 at Sycamore Hospital. May 25, 1995 Ground breaking is held for a $23 million surgery expansion and new physician office building at Kettering Medical Center. June 13, 1995 The 15,000th Open Heart surgery is performed at KMC. |
| '97 | March, 1997 KMC affiliates with Premier, Inc., the national group purchasing and consulting firm as a founding partner. April, 1997 KMC takes ownership of Dartmouth Hospital which is renamed Kettering Youth Services and later Kettering Hospital Youth Services. October, 1997 Alliance for Health of Southwest Ohio strategic plan is drawn up to begin an affiliated relationship with Grandview Medical Center. October 1, 1997 Office of Research is established KMC. November, 1997 KMC starts the area's first Epilepsy Center. November, 1997 KMC opens the Alliance Cancer Center on the Southview Hospital campus with the third dual-energy linear accelerator to serve the southern communities. |
| '98 | 1998 The Kettering Cardiovascular Institute established at KMC. February, 1998 KMC's Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute (WKNI) signs a $4.9 million cooperative research and development agreement with Wright Patterson Air Force Base. March, 1998 Opened the first dedicated cardiac electrophysiology lab in the Dayton region. May, 1998 KMC dedicates the Oscar Boonshoft Center for Neuroscience. July, 1998 KMC opens the Senior Health Center on the Sycamore Campus. |
| '99 | 1999 KMC opens the first Gamma Knife Center in the Dayton region to treat lesions in the brain. January, 1999 Sycamore Primary Care Center opens. January 6, 1999 Doula program starts at KMC. August/September, 1999 Kettering Medical Center celebrates 35 years. April/May, 1999 The Dayton Eye Surgery Center, KMC joint venture, opens. May, 1999 Kettering Medical Center and Grandview Medical Center finalize preparations to integrate the two organizations under one leadership team. June 14, 1999 First patient is treated with Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery at Kettering Medical Center. June 29, 1999 Roy G. Chew, Ph.D. becomes the new president of Grandview Medical Center as Richard Minor retires after 26 years as president and CEO. July, 1999 The Hyperbaric Chamber facility at WPAFB (one of the largest in the world) is administered by KMC under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. |
| '00 | 2000 KMC receives $900,000 grant through the Center for Disease Control for the Healthy hears 2001 program. January/February, 2000 KMC installs the first Multi-Slice Volume Zoom CT scanner in Dayton. April 6, 2000 KMCN becomes the exclusive healthcare founding partner sponsor for the Dayton Dragons professional baseball team. March/April, 2000 Grandview sponsored Center for Women's Health opens at Sycamore Primary Care. June/July, 2000 Physicians and staff at KMC's nuclear medicine department perform the first choline PET scan in the U.S. July/August, 2000 KMC expands its Sports Medicine Center. August 10, 2000 Grandview takes responsibility for the Hopeland Clinic, formerly operated by Franciscan Hospital. Hopeland is the largest clinic in Montgomery County. September 1, 2000 Grandview assumes care for Franciscan Medical Center's psychiatric patients when it closes. KMCN hires over 500 former Franciscan employees. September 21, 2000 Life Care Hospitals of Dayton opens a 42-bed long-term acute care facility in leased space on the 3rd floor of Sycamore Hospital. December 14, 2000 Grandview receives one million dollars from the Mathile Community Fund to support the Hopeland Clinic and psychiatric care at Grandview. |
| '01 | 2001 KMC achieves designation as a Medicare Cardiovascular Center of Excellence Demonstration Site (only site in southern Ohio). 2001 Roy Chew, Grandview Medical Center President, receives first-ever Community Service Award from the National Association of Social Workers. January/February, 2001 Novoste Beta Cath System is installed at Kettering Cardiovascular Institute. January 30, 2001 KMCN is presented with the Enterprise Spirit Award by the Kettering-Moraine-Oakwood Chamber of Commerce. February 22, 2001 Frank Perez becomes President and CEO of the Kettering Medical Center Network. February 22, 2001 Fred Manchur is named new president of Kettering Medical Center. May 23, 2001 Kettering Sports Medicine Center opens. July 3, 2001 Sycamore Glen Health Center begins as extension to Kettering Hospital. October, 2001 KMC marks its 20,000th Open Heart surgery. November 11, 2001 Grandview celebrates its 75th Anniversary. |
| '02 | April 18, 2002 Ribbon-cutting and official dedication of new Administration Support Building is held. September, 2002 Southview Hospital adds $1.9 million, 15,000-square-foot Maternity Center with drive-up access. September 19, 2002 Hopeland Family Health Center is renamed the Victor J. Cassano Sr. Health Center. The new 22,000- square-foot center to be built will cost $5.5 million and is financed entirely by community and government support. October 22, 2002 Englewood Health Center opens. |
| '03 | 2003 Grandview and Kettering Hospitals are part of a five-hospital coalition honored for their use of therapies that demonstrated a 36% drop in heart attack deaths in the Dayton region. The coalition, coordinated by the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) was awarded the Earnest A. Codman Award for the project by JCAHO. 2003 KMC receives a score of 99 from the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). 2003 KMC Respiratory Services receives the AARC National Quality Award for Quality Care. January, 2003 Sycamore celebrates its Silver Anniversary throughout 2003. February 17, 2003 KMC loses its founder and long time benefactor with the death of Mrs. Virginia Wiffenbach Kettering who passes away at the age of 95. March/April, 2003 Grandview opens Preble County Medical Center in Eaton, Ohio. April 23, 2003 Dedication and Opening of new KMC Emergency Department. June 11, 2003 KMC is awarded up to $900,000 over 3 years for Smoking Cessation programs as part of the Health Habit Coalition. June 15, 2003 25th Anniversary celebration at Sycamore Hospital with an outdoor event and Oak Ridge Boys concert. September 14, 2003 Southview Hospital celebrates its 25th anniversary with an outdoor event including a hot air balloon glow-in. |
| '04 | 2004 KMC celebrates its 40th anniversary with celebration throughout the year including a Ronan Tynan concert at the Schuster Center and a summer concert, car show, fireworks, and a balloon glow appearance by the giant KMCN hot air balloon. 2004 Grandview receives a 98% on its Anthem scorecard and Southview receives a 100% for like-sized teaching hospitals. 2004 Frank Perez is selected as one of Dayton's Most Influential Community Leaders for the second time. 2004 Frank Perez, CEO and President of KMCN, is chosen as the recipient of the Distinguished Leadership Award by the Leadership Dayton Board of Governors. 2004 The Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Certificate of Merit for exemplary efforts put forth in improving health care for the medically underserved is presented to the Community Health Center. 2004 The Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment award is presented to Dayton who credits Grandview Medical Center as a partner in rebuilding the community through the Cassano Community Health Center project. 2004 Grandview Hospital receives the Clinical Site Excellence Award for the 7th time from Sinclair Community College's paramedic class. 2004 KMC signs a cooperative agreement with Swiss Med, the first western style hospital in Poland. January 8, 2004 KMCN's Cancer program is accredited for three years by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. March/April 2004 Doctors begin using HALS (hand assisted laproscopic surgery) tool. April 1, 2004 KCMA receives $4 million from Dayton philanthropist, Oscar Boonshoft, for the new building expansion program. May 2, 2004 KMC's Walk for Womens' Wellness celebrates its 10th anniversary with over 3,000 mammograms for the underserved. May/June, 2004 Kettering and Sycamore hospitals score 99 in JCAHO accreditation review. May/June 2004 Grandview receives $18,500 grant from Pfizer for Sleep Lab studies. May/June, 2004 Grandview is recognized as American Diabetes Association program education site. May/June, 2004 Grandview Pain Management expands access to Southview Hospital. June 10, 2004 Southview Hospital and Kettering Medical Center install the fastest CT scanners available in the region (a 16-slice, 3-D imaging tool). July 21, 2004 KCMA holds ground breaking ceremony for new $12.5 million building. Enrollment is at 668 students. July/August, 2004 KMCN partners with Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston to develop a center of excellence in diabetes located at Southview Hospital. September 5, 2004 Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital's first president and CEO, George B. Nelson passes away at the age of 99. November 11, 2004 KMC received the Spirit of Hope Award. |
| '05 | 2005 Plans are announced for outpatient centers in Beavercreek, Springboro, and Lebanon. 2005 Grandview is the first hospital in Dayton to become fully accredited as a Chest Pain Center by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Kettering, Sycamore and Southview soon follow. February 5, 2005 Frank Perez receives "Heart of Dayton" Award from the Dayton Chapter of the American Heart Association. February 18, 2005 WKNI surgeons are the first in the region to implant the first artificial spinal disc. March 10, 2005 Dedication ceremony for KMCN's Southview-based Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Joslin at Harvard University. |
| '06 | August 3, 2006 Ribbon Cutting for Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences September 19, 2006 Ribbon Cutting Stonebridge House dedication for Network Spiritual Care and Counseling |