With nearly 150 separate funds, the Kettering Medical Center Foundation offers you a way of supporting every institution and program at KMC. And new funds are established each year to target additional areas in which donors have a special interest. Your gifts are put to work as soon as practical and prudent. Following are examples of your accomplishments through the Foundation during 2008.

Because you gave…

• 893 uninsured Dayton-area women received free breast imaging and other diagnostic services. Thank you for participating in the Walk for Women's Wellness, Ribbon of Hope events, and for your gifts to the Women's Wellness Fund.



• Kettering Cardiovascular Institute continued to provide nationally acclaimed cardiac services and equipment for Kettering Medical Center patients. In addition to operating support and patient education in excess of $370,000, over $195,000 in equipment was funded in 2008. A heartfelt thank you to our Heart to Heart Gala sponsors and attendees.



• A flat screen television and DVD/video player was installed in Kettering Breast Evaluation Center's Cindy Wilde Vogel Memorial Library. Thank you for providing these new resources for our patients.



• 195 Dayton-area men received free prostate screenings from the proceeds of our annual golf tournament. Thank you for golfing with us to provide these screenings and other essential health services.



• Oncology Services purchased equipment used for melanoma treatments, thanks to the generosity of a patient's grateful family. A sincere thank you to donors who have given gifts in honor and in memory of family and friends.



• 225 Kettering Medical Center employees, who were experiencing a severe financial crisis, received financial assistance from the Employee Assistance Fund. Thank you, employees, for making a difference in the lives of fellow employees and their families.



• The Special Care Nursery received 5 webcams, an emergency cart, and children's books for siblings of special care babies. A "special" thank you from our tiniest patients and their families.



• The Volunteer Fund provided approximately $93,000 in funding for Kettering and Sycamore Medical Center departments. Thank you for supporting their Christmas sale and other fundraising efforts.



• Kettering College of Medical Arts' Skills Lab received a grant of $100,000 that provided state-of-the art equipment. Thank you for joining with us to advance the mission and vision of Kettering College of Medical Arts.



• 115 Kettering College of Medical Arts' students received over $124,000 from donor-designated scholarships. Thank you scholarship donors for making a difference in the lives of our students.



• 20 Kettering College of Medical Arts' students experiencing severe financial crises received approximately $12,000 in assistance. Thank you to donors who have a special place in their hearts for providing encouragement during difficult times.



• 100 Kettering College of Medical Arts' students and faculty attended the Bodies Exhibit in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a result of donor funds. Thank you for providing this educational experience.



• 3 Kettering College of Medical Arts' faculty received faculty development funds for continuing education. Thank you for encouraging faculty in their educational pursuits.



• Oncology Services used a grant of $4,000 to promote the importance of colonoscopy screenings to underserved individuals in the 50+ age group. Thank you for promoting good health practices to the Greater Dayton community.



• 31 hospital staff from Oncology, Emergency Services, Wallace Kettering Neuroscience Institute, Intensive Care Units, Nursing Education, and several other departments received over $25,000 in funding for recertification and conference expenses. Thank you physicians and grateful patients.



• The Medical Library added to the collection and maintained access to the most up-to-date electronic software and hardware. Thank you, physicians, for your generosity.



• The Chaplain's Outreach Fund provided counseling to those who otherwise could not afford these services. Thank you for caring for the welfare of others.



• Resident physicians in Kettering Medical Center's graduate medical education program benefited from Foundation-funded lectureships. Thank you for enhancing our residents learning experience.



• The Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute received over $219,000 in Foundation funding for operations and medical research. Also, donor gifts to the Schizophrenia Fund made possible important research into genetic markers, patient symptoms, pharmacotherapy, and treatment options based on imaging studies. Thank you for contributing to this important research.



• Unrestricted gifts to the Foundation provided $40,000 in funding to Cardiac Services for equipment, funding for health screenings and educational projects in underserved neighborhoods. Thank you for partnering with us to improve the quality of life for the people in the communities we serve.

Thank you for partnering with us to improve the quality of life for the people in the communities we serve.