MVH 125th Anniversary - Tom Breitenbach

When I was in college, I delivered mail in Cincinnati in the poor neighborhoods and I was appalled at the living standards in those neighborhoods. I said to myself if I ever got into a position to help, I would want to use my influence to be sure these people were taken care of in housing or with transportation or education. It turns out it was in healthcare.

At Miami Valley, it wasn’t only important to me, it was important to everyone. We have an ethic going back well before my time that we’ll take care of everybody, regardless of their ability to pay. I was just lucky enough to be the leader of the institution during a fairly long period of time in which we fulfilled that role.