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The Bethesda Foundation is committed to support Bethesda North Hospital in its mission to improve the health status of the growing community it serves.

Bethesda North Center for Breast Care

"I felt like I'd been handed a death sentence."
"I'm not going to watch my babies grow up."
"I literally sat there and planned my funeral."

All are real comments from real breast cancer survivors who credit Bethesda North with saving their lives through early detection.

A generous donor helped establish the center, which is modeled after UCLA's Revlon Breast Center. With continuously updated approaches to detection, about 75 to 80 percent of the center's 300 annual breast cancer cases are diagnosed at the earliest stage of cancer.

For more information on breast care, click here.

Emergency Care

The expert staff of Bethesda North's Emergency Department now offer Greater Cincinnati faster service in a quieter, less congested environment - all due to a renovation project Bethesda donors helped make possible.

As the second busiest adult emergency department in Greater Cincinnati, the previous ED was constantly challenged by its ever-growing volume. The renovation added more treatment rooms, an internal radiology room for quicker scheduling and an improved registration and triage system. Most importantly, the renovation positions Bethesda North to continue to grow with its community both in volume and in advancement of services. Bethesda North is one of the only two adult trauma hospitals in Hamilton County, treating close to 450,000 trauma patients each year.

For more information on trauma services, click here.

Heart Health

Better patient care often is a healthy blend of technology and innovation working together. At Bethesda North Hospital, this approach has helped propel Bethesda North to the standing of the second busiest heart program in Southwestern Ohio (per 2002 data). The accomplishments speak for themselves:

• Named Top 100 hospital for cardiovascular care in 2002, 2004 and 2005 by Solucient, a health care information and research company
• Chosen as one of only 100 hospitals nationwide to participate in a genetic therapy clinical trial to reduce complications in coronary bypass surgery
• Witnessed a 253 percent growth in angioplasty procedures in first five years
• Noted an 83 percent growth in open-hear procedures in first five years

Additionally, the program continues to expand service and technology, helping improve quality outcomes, through angiojet, drug-eluding stents, coronary filtration system, transmyocardial revascularization and music and relaxation therapies.

For more information on Bethesda's heart care, click here.

Paramedic Training

Paramedics know that every minute counts when saving a life. Bethesda knows the importance of supplying Greater Cincinnati licensed paramedics who can administer advanced, split-second medical care.

Bethesda Foundation began funding the Paramedic Training Program in 1994 to answer a shortage of paramedics in the community. Bethesda donors have primarily funded the program, which is widely recognized as one of the most successful in the state. Nearly 30% of Hamilton County's licensed paramedics are Bethesda-trained.

For information on Bethesda's Paramedic Training Program, click here.

Physician Medical Research

Since the late 1980s, Bethesda Foundation has granted over $2 million to fund important physician research studies. These studies help Bethesda North Hospital better meet the health care needs of our community. Providing opportunities for physician research is just one more way that Bethesda Foundation saves lives and changes lives.

If you are an Active & Teaching Bethesda Physician and would like to apply for a research grant, please contact Marilyn Goodrich at (513) 745-1615.