Press Releases

Mercy Medical Center Senior Friends is sponsoring a FREE Medicare Options event on Tuesday, October 20th at 9 a.m. in the Mercy Hall Amphitheater. This event, designed to help seniors choose the right Medicare Plan, will begin with a Medicare overview by Terri Gursky, Mercy’s Medicare Specialist and Stark County OSHIIP (Ohio Senior Health Insurance…

The Church of the Lakes Faith Community Nurses in conjunction with Mercy Medical Center will sponsor a Health & Wellness Fair this Saturday, October 10th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Church of the Lakes, 5944 Fulton Dr. NW, Canton (on the corner of Brunnerdale). Free and open to the community, the Health &…

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Development Foundation recently held a blessing and dedication ceremony and reception in honor of Frank Dale, 82, a Massillon artist, art instructor and poet who donated his reproduction of 19th-century painter William Bouguereau’s Song of the Angels to Mercy. Many of his local students attended the event. Dale, a graduate of the…

Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Mercy Health Center of Jackson, located at 7337 Caritas Circle, NW, Massillon. The cost of the clinic is $20, and each coach attending will be able to apply for the state permit upon completion of the clinic….

Mercy Medical Center will host “JustWalk™” Walk With a Doc walking program on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Walkers will meet at Mercy Cancer Center Atrium and enjoy a refreshing and rejuvenating walk with David Gormsen, D.O., vice president and chief medical officer at Mercy Medical Center, and other health care professionals, who will…

Mercy Cancer Center is offering free skin cancer screenings to promote prevention and early detection of the disease. Skin cancer screenings will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 5th inside Mercy Health Center of North Canton.  Shield M. Wikas, D.O. will perform the screenings.  Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers in…

Canton, Ohio: During its recent Founders Day Donor Recognition event, Mercy Development Foundation awarded Robert W. Mahoney its highest honor – the St. Augustine Award for Distinguished Service. This award recognizes an individual whose leadership and vision has impacted and helped transform Mercy Medical Center. Mahoney, retired board chairman and chief executive officer of Diebold…

Canton, Ohio: For a second consecutive year, Mercy is the recipient of the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® GOLD PLUS Receiving Award, which recognizes the hospital has reached an achievement score of 75 percent or greater for treating STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) transfer patients within 120 minutes. This is Mercy’s fourth consecutive Mission: Lifeline…

Faith in Action of Western Stark County will hold its 13th annual Senior Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Fair on Thursday, September 24 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Massillon Recreation Center, 505 Erie St. North in Massillon.  This year’s theme is “Stepping Into Fitness” and premier sponsors include Mercy Medical Center and Sprenger…

Mercy Weight Management will help you achieve your healthy weight. Learn more about OPTIFAST®, HMR® Healthy Solutions, and other weight loss programs at Mercy’s next open house to be held from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21 at Mercy Medical Center in Mercy Hall. You’ll have an opportunity to meet our staff, taste…

Congratulations to Carrollton resident, Kathy Frampton, nurse practitioner, Mercy Clinical Transformation, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s July 2015 Star Performer employee. The Star Performer program is the hospital’s employee recognition and rewards program. Hospital employees, volunteers and staff are nominated each month for demonstrating outstanding performance, being a team player, going “above and beyond”,…

Mercy Medical Center recently hosted its annual appreciation dinner for local emergency medical squads (EMS). More than 300 were in attendance for the event.  The guest speaker was Christopher Colwell, MD, a Denver, Colorado-based emergency physician and part of the first responder team at both Columbine High School (1999) and the Colorado theater shootings (2012)….

FORE Mercy’s Sake Golf Outing will take place on Friday, September 18th at Skyland Pines Golf Course, 3550 Columbus Rd. N.E. in Canton.  Sponsored by the Mercy Development Foundation, proceeds from FORE Mercy’s Sake will benefit Mercy Medical Center’s International Mission Outreach (MIMO). MIMO sponsors medical mission trips each year, to meet the healthcare needs…

Mercy Medical Center became the first Stark County hospital to earn The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for its total joint replacement program for hips and knees in 2013. After undergoing a rigorous on-site review in July, 2015, Mercy Medical Center has once again earned certification. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol…

Cancer survivor Rhonda Griffin and her husband Perry are founders and organizers of Cruisin for Cancer, an annual fundraiser that has raised over $39,073 the last six years for Mercy Cancer Center and Mercy Breast Care Center. This total includes $3,561 in contributions from Stark County Sheriff’s Community Outreach Program, under the direction of Chris Barker, in…

Mercy Service League will hold its annual fundraising party, Celebrity Bartending Night, on Monday, August 10th at Ninety One Wood Fired Oven in Jackson Township (5570 Fulton Drive). From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the community is invited to join Mercy Service League as it raises money for the Mercy Facility Transformation Phase I: 5th…

Do you have questions or concerns about Medicare?  Mercy Medical Center will be sponsoring a Medicare program for local seniors (or soon-to-be seniors) on Thursday, July 23rd at Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County, 1031 W. High Ave., New Philadelphia from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. A representative from the Ohio Department of Insurance’s OSHIIP…

Congratulations to Canton resident, Cathy Angione, Supply Chain, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s May 2015 Star Performer employee. The Star Performer program is the hospital’s employee recognition and rewards program. Hospital employees, volunteers and staff are nominated each month for demonstrating outstanding performance, being a team player, going “above and beyond”, being creative and…

Mercy Health Center of Alliance will offer very low-cost blood screenings on Wednesday, July 15th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.  The facility, located at 149 E. Simpson, Alliance, will be offering: Total cholesterol screening – $2 Glucose screening (blood sugar) – $2 Lipid profiles (total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL) – $8.  These screenings…

Canton, Ohio: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded Mercy Medical Center Pathology and Laboratory Medicine its Cycle 2 CAP 15189 designation, a reaccreditation based on the quality standards outlined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Mercy was the first hospital in Northeast Ohio to achieve CAP 15189 accreditation in 2011. According to…

Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21 at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, located at 6200 Whipple Ave., N.W., in North Canton. The cost of the clinic is $20, and each coach attending will be able to apply for the state permit upon completion…