Greene Memorial Hospital will remain open and be renovated, about a year after Kettering Health said it intended to close it.
Kettering Health said it now will invest more than $10 million to modernize the hospital. This will enable Greene Memorial to offer a variety of services, including 24/7 emergency and inpatient care for Greene County.
In August 2024, the health network said it would close the Xenia site and build a $44 million emergency room and medical offices facility at another location. Xenia city leaders criticized this decision and encouraged the health network to consider other options.
“We have prioritized investing resources to meet the most pressing health care needs of the community,” Kettering Health Medical Group President Ron Connovich said in a news release.
Kettering Health representatives declined additional comment beyond their statement.
Xenia city leaders say they haven't had formal conversations with Kettering Health, but that they're aware of the network’s intentions. City Manager Brent Merriman said in a statement, “We agree with Kettering Health leadership that Xenia and eastern Greene County are underserved and additional primary care combined with a continuing hospital presence are warranted.”
Kettering Health also intends to build a $26 million facility on Progress Drive across from the YMCA. The 24,000 square foot site will offer primary care, on demand walk-in care, lab services and imaging.
Connovich said the network is also committed to addressing the local shortage of primary care and specialist physicians in Xenia. The health network is still creating building and renovation plans.
According to Xenia's planning department, it received a zoning/building permit application for the out-patient unit on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The city will review the plans for compliance with applicable regulations before issuing permits, and ultimately inspect construction to verify compliance.
Merriman said Xenia will continue working with entities “committed to expanding health care services in our growing community with the shared goal of keeping citizens healthy and safe.”
