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The Miami Valley Hospital Foundation has a proud legacy of championing excellence in healthcare for our community. Our donors are part of a lively, distinguished community—one that we actively celebrate. Learn more about how the MVH Foundation recognizes donors.

Impact in Action

Abby’s Nook

Made possible by longtime MVH Foundations supporters, children’s author Karin Spicer and her husband Ed Blake, past chair of the Foundation board, Abby’s Nook is a dedicated space for children inside MVH’s Shaw emergency department as well as a space adjacent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Named for Spicer’s gray-and-white kitty, Abby, the spaces contain books, puzzles, and more to entertain and educate children. Learn more >

Brethen Center

A generous gift from Robert H. Brethen, former chairman and CEO of Dayton-based holding company, Celstar Group, Inc., provided the means to build this education training center for minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery. The Brethen Center for Surgical Advancement Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery raises the level of expertise and increases related surgical options for those who live in the area. Learn more >