FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 16, 2009

CONTACT:
Cindy Hickey, 330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@cantonmercy.org

Cardiac Testing and PT Opening at Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center brought health care services closer to home for residents of Tuscarawas County with the January opening of Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County. The new facility – located within Lewis Center Regional Medical Park in New Philadelphia – offers quality, convenient health care services, including Mercy STATCARE Immediate Care Center, Mercy Work Health & Safety Services, laboratory and radiology.

Beginning April 27, the center will also offer area residents cardiac diagnostic testing and physical therapy. Cardiac diagnostic testing available will include electrocardiograms (EKG), Echocardiograms, cardiac stress testing, holter monitors and event monitors. For more information about cardiac diagnostic testing, call 330-365-5102.

Individuals suffering from orthopaedic, sport or work-related injuries; post-surgical rehabilitation; or chronic neck and back pain can receive physical therapy at Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County. Experienced physical therapists will offer aquatic therapy, lymphedema management, low back and neck pain therapy, myofascial release, fitness programs and massage therapy. For more information about Mercy Physical Therapy, call 330-365-5101.

About Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center, a nonprofit corporation of the Sisters of Charity Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville, North Canton, Plain Township and Tuscarawas County. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.

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