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Kettering Health Network Partners with The Christ Hospital Health Network to Bring Heart Failure Clinic to Dayton

Kettering Health Network has partnered with The Christ Hospital to create the only heart failure clinic in the Dayton region with physicians board-certified in advanced heart failure.

3/18/2021

Kettering Health Network has partnered with The Christ Hospital to create the only heart failure clinic in the Dayton region with physicians board-certified in advanced heart failure.

This partnership allows Kettering Health Network to continue enhancing the cardiovascular care they provide to the community, giving patients access to local, specialized care throughout their treatment journey. The heart failure specialists from The Christ Hospital that will be serving at the clinic are Eugene Chung, MD; Gregory Egnaczyk, MD; and Thomas O’Brien, MD.

“This partnership will allow us to work together to ensure cardiovascular patients have the access they need closer to home,” said Brian Schwartz, MD, Heart & Vascular Medical Director at Kettering Health Network. “We are honored to work with The Christ Hospital Health Network physicians to better help our patients manage their conditions and improve their quality of life.”

The heart failure clinic will offer the most extensive expertise across the spectrum of heart and vascular care in the Dayton area, leveraging the skill of fellowship-trained physicians from two of IBM Watson Health’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in U.S.

“Building bridges in health care always benefits the community, particularly when it comes to critical matters such as cardiovascular care,” said Eugene Chung, MD, medical director of the Heart and Vascular service line at The Christ Hospital Health Network. “We are truly excited to work with the excellent physicians at Kettering Health Network and collaborate in caring for patients in the Dayton area with congestive heart failure.”

The heart failure clinic is located at Kettering Medical Center every Thursday. Patients will be referred by their providers for appointments.

Kettering Health Network is a faith-based, not-for-profit health system made up of nine hospitals, 13 emergency departments, more than 200 outpatient facilities and over 700 board-certified providers serving western Ohio. In 2020, IBM Watson Health named Kettering Health Network one of the 15 Top Health Systems in the country and every eligible hospital received an A-rating from the Leapfrog Group for patient safety. Kettering College, a division of Kettering Medical Center, is a fully accredited college that specializes in health science education. For more, visit ketteringhealth.org.

The Christ Hospital Health Network is an acute care hospital locate in Mt. Auburn with a remote hospital location in Liberty Township, five ambulatory outpatient centers and dozens of offices conveniently located throughout the region. More than 1,300 talented physicians and more than 6,000 dedicated team members support the Network. Its mission is to improve the health of the community and to create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes and the finest experiences, all in an affordable way. The Network has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 hospital in the Cincinnati Region and awarded Healthgrades “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” for being in the top 1% in the nation for providing the highest clinical quality year over year. It is also a Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award recipient, which recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations that achieve the 95th percentile or above of performance in patient experience. The Christ Hospital is among a select number of hospitals in the nation to be awarded Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. For more than 130 years, The Christ Hospital has provided compassionate care to those it serves.

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