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Improving long-term health in our community

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Chronic disease remains a major health challenge in Southeastern Ohio. In our recent community health survey, 55% of people said that chronic disease is a top concern.

Genesis supports prevention, early detection, education and ongoing local care for chronic health conditions, including heart disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and cancer.

2025 community impact

$92,454

Invested in chronic disease programs

5,191

People served

Providing cancer care close to home

In 2025, the Genesis Cancer Care Center celebrated 10 years of high-quality cancer care close to home, providing nationally accredited services and a WrapAround Care model that supports patients throughout their treatment journey.

Stroke care for fast, high-quality treatment

Genesis earned many American Heart Association stroke awards in 2025, including Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Target: BP Gold+, Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll and the Rural Stroke Gold Award.

Preparing communities for heart emergencies

From lifesaving moments to ongoing care, these programs provide training and support:

AED loaner program

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can be borrowed by community groups hosting events. Training is available. Call 740-455-7571.

Heart Alliance

Provides AEDs and training to schools, libraries, police departments and other community locations across six counties.

New Hopeful Hearts Support Group

Support is available for people living with heart disease or recovering from a heart event. For details, call 740-455-7571.

Emily J. Brawner, D.O. 
Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician, Genesis Lung Center 

Expanding lung care and early detection

Testing, evaluation and treatment help you manage your lung health:

Pulmonary services in Coshocton

Lung specialty care expanded to Coshocton to provide local care to everyone who calls the area home. For appointments, call 740-722-9524.

Early lung cancer detection

Improved screening helps find lung disease sooner, which typically leads to better outcomes. Visit genesishcs.org/low-dose.

Genesis Black Lung Program

Screening and treatment are available for current and former coal miners. For details, call 800-322-4762.

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Genesis supports prevention, early detection, education and ongoing local care for chronic health conditions.

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Partnering with our community for better health

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Healthy communities start with the people who live there. Across Southeastern Ohio, residents care deeply about the health of their families and neighbors.

To strengthen these efforts, Genesis HealthCare System partners with the Southeastern Ohio Health Improvement Collaborative, which includes the Zanesville-Muskingum, Perry, Noble and Morgan County Health Departments. Together, we use community feedback to identify and prioritize the health needs that matter most.

Listening to our communities

In 2024, residents, community partners and public health leaders participated in the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) survey to identify the top health needs in our region. Their input guided the development of our 2025–2027 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The plan focuses on the health needs that matter most in Southeastern Ohio.

Genesis priorities for 2025 to 2027

Based on this feedback, we identified three priority areas where we can work together to make the greatest impact:

  • Behavioral health

  • Chronic disease

  • Access to healthcare

These priorities guide our efforts to build a healthier, better future for Southeastern Ohio.

Find out what needs you said matter most. Visit genesishcs.org/chna2024.

See how you are shaping a healthier community. Visit genesishcs.org/chip2025.

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Three priority areas where we can work together to make the greatest impact.

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Community generosity is strengthening healthcare

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A message from the Genesis HealthCare Foundation

In 2025, the dedication of our community continued to advance healthcare across the region by supporting the Genesis HealthCare Foundation.

10,000,000+

Raised for healthcare

These funds were reinvested into Genesis HealthCare System to support innovative equipment, safety tools, patient assistance programs and services that improve care for patients and team members.

Foundation support also helped families with transportation, essential needs and access to care. Investments continued to strengthen key services, including cancer care, hospice and palliative medicine, heart and vascular care, women’s and children’s services and surgical care.

Major highlights included progress on the Genesis Hospice Care Capital Campaign and successful events like the annual Genesis Foundation Pro-Am, which supports advanced equipment and program needs.

Expanding hospice care for our community

The new Genesis Hospice Care facility, opening in 2026, is made possible through support from our community, the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, the J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation and Genesis team members.

The new facility will replace the Morrison House, which has cared for families for more than 35 years and must now be replaced. It will feature private rooms, peaceful garden spaces and larger areas where families can gather and spend time together.

These improvements will help ensure compassionate end‑of‑life care continues for people throughout our region.

Thank you to our community

Thank you to everyone in our community for your support, kindness and trust. Your generosity helps make our region healthier and stronger.

We’re also grateful to the Genesis Board and Foundation Board members for their leadership and guidance. Thank you to the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity and Bethesda Care System for their continued support and commitment to our mission of caring for our communities.

Kelly Ashby 
Executive Director, Genesis HealthCare Foundation

Rendering of Genesis Hospice Care facility

In 2025, the dedication of our community continued to advance healthcare across the region by supporting the Genesis HealthCare Foundation.

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Well-being for the future

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 A healthy community needs a strong local economy. Genesis supports both.

Genesis is one of the largest employers in Southeastern Ohio. Our team members live, work and raise their families here, helping support local businesses, schools and public services across the region.

$354.6 MILLION 

In payroll

$16 MILLION

Supporting public services through local and state taxes

4,400+

Team members

This investment supports jobs, strengthens public programs and improves the quality of life across our communities.

Expanding workforce development through educational partnerships

Genesis partners with Muskingum University and Zane State College to grow the healthcare workforce in our region. These partnerships expand access to healthcare education and create pathways from the classroom to clinical care.

The next generation of healthcare

The Future Healers program launched in 2025 and introduces high school juniors to healthcare careers through hands-on learning and career exploration. The program is part of our broader effort to build the future healthcare workforce through job shadows, internships and learning opportunities.

Dr. Chad Brown, Zane State College President, with Matt Perry, Genesis President & CEO 

2025 education impact

11,459 

People served through education programs

460

High school students in the Future Healers program

2025 team member impact

4,692

Volunteer hours, helping 165 local nonprofit organizations

$46,000

Given to United Way of Coshocton, Muskingum, Perry and Morgan Counties by team member and corporate sponsorship

315 

Units of blood donated during Genesis blood drives, saving nearly 900 lives

Dr. Chad Brown, Zane State College President, with Matt Perry, Genesis President & CEO

 A healthy community needs a strong local economy. Genesis supports both.

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Building better health, together

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When you take steps to care for your health, our community becomes stronger. From emergency care to specialty treatment, Genesis keeps expert care close to home so you can get help faster and stay near the people who support you.

In 2025:

82,763

Times the community turned to 
Genesis Emergency Departments 
when it mattered the most

279

People enrolled in trauma classes 
to be prepared to help others

1,600

Community members experienced 
healing because of 66 placenta donors

$21,116

Was invested by Genesis to support 
women’s and children’s programs 
across the region

1,287

Babies were welcomed, 
keeping families close to home

1,371

Parents, caregivers and siblings 
built confidence through childbirth, 
newborn and breastfeeding classes

Because you chose local care, our community achieved more.

Your trust in choosing and supporting local healthcare led to meaningful outcomes:

Genesis was reaccredited 
by the Accreditation 
Commission for Health Care,
ensuring you are receiving expert, 
high-quality care.

Our patients stayed safe
with an “A” Hospital Safety
Grade from The Leapfrog Group.

Families manage blood pressure and 
diabetes with Genesis Primary Care, 
which was recognized by the 
American Heart Association 
for excellence in heart health.

Thanks to how patients 
embraced technology to 
easily connect to care,
Genesis was named a 
2025 Most Wired hospital 
for the 10th consecutive year.

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When you take steps to care for your health, our community becomes stronger.

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Genesis HealthCare System recognized as a platinum award recipient for organ, eye and tissue donation

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Southeastern Ohio organ donors enabled Genesis HealthCare System to receive a platinum award for organ donation and education as part of the LifeLine of Ohio 2025 DoNation Campaign.

“In 2025, our community made an extraordinary impact through generosity and compassion,” said Matthew Perry, Genesis HealthCare System President & CEO. “At Genesis, we had 37 organ donations from our community, which helped save 28 lives. That same spirit led to 26 tissue donations and 56 eye donations. Each organ donor has the power to save up to eight lives and help heal more than 75 others through tissue donation.”

In 2025, Genesis promoted the benefits of organ donation through public donor registration displays, speakers at local service clubs and nursing schools, and through social media. The DoNation Campaign is a national initiative that unites the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the organ donation community with workplaces nationwide to spread the importance of donation.

For more information about the impact of organ donation, visit lifelineofohio.org.

Genesis HealthCare System recognized as a platinum award recipient for organ, eye and tissue donation

Southeastern Ohio organ donors enabled Genesis HealthCare System to receive a platinum award for organ donation and education as part of the LifeLine of Ohio 2025 DoNation Campaign.

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Helping our community one playhouse at a time

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Local nonprofits are leaders in strengthening our community, and Genesis team members take pride in supporting their efforts.

One great example is Project Playhouse. Habitat for Humanity of Southeast Ohio’s Project Playhouse brings sponsors and volunteers together to build playhouses for local families. The playhouses provide children with a safe place to play, dream and feel at home.

Genesis Quality Management team members Maggie Palko, Bailee Hampton, Kimberly Johnson, Dana Woodruff, Heather Hartman, Dee Clapper, Cynthia Lanning and Michelle Huff built a playhouse for a local family in October 2025.

Heather Hartman, R.N., B.S.N., R.N.F.A., Surgical Clinical Reviewer for Genesis Quality Management, shared her team’s excitement about participating in Project Playhouse.

“Our team has looked forward to this project for the past year,” said Heather. “Working alongside our community, we built more than a playhouse. We created a safe, joyful space for a child, strengthened local connections and experienced firsthand the meaningful impact this project can have on a family.”

Share local opportunities with us

Need a volunteer for your organization? Our team can help. Eligible local nonprofit organizations that meet the guidelines can complete the online request form at genesishcs.org/request-volunteers.

  • Opportunities that support Muskingum, Coshocton, Perry, Guernsey, Noble or Morgan counties.

  • Church events that benefit the entire community.

  • Submit requests at least 30 days before your event. 

  • Requests are reviewed weekly.

Contact Genesis Community Relations at 740-454-5913, option 2, with questions.
Genesis Community Volunteers

Local nonprofits are leaders in strengthening our community, and Genesis team members take pride in supporting their efforts.

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Genesis HealthCare System Earns “A” Hospital Safety Grade

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The Leapfrog Group national award demonstrates commitment to patient safety

Genesis HealthCare System earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns grades to hospitals across the country using evidence-based measures of patient safety focused exclusively on errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

“Our team is committed to providing high-quality healthcare,” said Scott Wegner, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Genesis HealthCare System. “Earning an ‘A’ grade for Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group reaffirms our efforts that benefit patients who rely on us to help them get well. We are pleased to be recognized for this achievement.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

 

About The Leapfrog Group  
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

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Genesis HealthCare System earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. 

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Expanding care in Coshocton

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Healthcare should never mean going far from home. Therefore, Genesis HealthCare System has expanded access to specialty services in Coshocton.

Our new facility gives you even more ways to stay healthy. Designed to provide high-quality, convenient care, you and your loved ones can get the treatment you need, when you need it.

Genesis Coshocton Specialty Center

At the new Genesis Coshocton Specialty Center, you’ll find expert physicians ready to listen, guide and care for you.

Now offering:

  • Endocrinology

  • Lung care

  • Pain management

  • Rheumatology

  • Cancer care

  • Crohn’s and Colitis clinic

Call 740-722-9524 to ask if you need a physician referral and to schedule an appointment. We are located at 646 Chestnut St., Coshocton. Learn more about the Coshocton Specialty Center HERE.

Genesis Coshocton Medical Center

Genesis Coshocton Medical Center

Find out more

Thanks to the community’s support, the Genesis Coshocton Medical Center has grown since opening in 2023. More than 200 dedicated team members work with you to keep you and your family healthy, cared for and supported.

Services include:

  • 24/7 emergency care

  • Outpatient surgery

  • Cardiac diagnostics

  • Imaging services

  • Overnight observation

  • Rehabilitation services

  • Lab draw services

More options. Closer to your home. Because you matter.

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One team. Neighbors helping neighbors.

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Local nonprofit organizations are the heart of our community. Whether mentoring youth, feeding families or fostering animals, these groups serve our community with heart and purpose.

When local nonprofits need a helping hand, our 4,400+ Genesis team members are ready to step in. Together, we can spread more smiles and talents to make an ever greater impact.

Meet three Genesis team members who partner with nonprofits to help strengthen our community.

Emily Bailey

Genesis employee volunteering at Christ's Table

For Emily Bailey, Genesis Patient Access Manager, the Salvation Army’s mission inspired a family tradition of service. “My grandmothers volunteered at the Salvation Army,” said Emily. “I grew up learning how important it is to serve others.” Emily also volunteers at Christ’s Table, often alongside her Genesis Patient Access team. ”There’s strength in numbers,” she said. “Together, we can make wonderful things happen in our community.”

Darla Doss

Genesis employee volunteering at United Way Tax Clinic

Genesis HealthCare Foundation Development Consultant Darla Doss registers community members during the annual United Way Tax Clinic. She also helps with the hospitality team at her church, making guests and members feel welcome. “Volunteering makes it easy to meet great people,” said Darla. “I’m grateful that I can give back.” Darla is also part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women program, which raises awareness and promotes treatment for women with heart disease.

Andrew Luallen

Genesis employee volunteering at Scouting America Muskingum Valley Council

As a proud Eagle Scout, Genesis Education Services Consultant Andrew Luallen gives back to the program that shaped his youth. He volunteers with Scouting America Muskingum Valley Council, mentoring the next generation as a local Cubmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster in his daughters’ units. “Scouting is more than outdoor skills,” said Andrew. “Scouting empowers young men and women to develop into future leaders who will make a positive impact on the world around them.”

CONTACT US

Need a volunteer? 

Share local volunteering opportunities with our team. Eligible local nonprofit organizations that meet the guidelines can complete the online request form at genesishcs.org/request-volunteers.

• Opportunities that support Muskingum, Coshocton, Perry, Guernsey, Noble or Morgan counties.

• Church events that benefit the entire community.

• Submit requests at least 30 days before your event. Requests are reviewed weekly.

• Contact Genesis Community Relations at 740-454-5913, option 2, with questions.

 

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Meet three Genesis team members who partner with nonprofits to help strengthen our community.

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