Press Releases

Mercy Service League will hold its 2015 Harvest Ball on Saturday, October 24, in the Canton Memorial Civic Center Auditorium.  Orthopedic surgeons, Tim Conlan, M.D., and Gerald F. Klimo, M.D, will serve as honorary medical staff co-chairs.  Proceeds raised at this highly anticipated event will benefit the first phase of the Mercy Facility Transformation–an initiative…

Mercy Maternity Services wants every baby born in Stark County to celebrate their first birthday.  “Healthy, Happy, Safe Babies”, a community education program featuring FREE lunch and gifts, will be offered from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 18th at Peoples Baptist Church (701 – 17th St. SE, Canton 44707) and on Saturday,…

Congratulations to Canton resident, Sandi Klein, Insurance Verification, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s February 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 Cancer Center was recently presented with the 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Mercy Medical Center is one of a select group of only 75 U.S. health care facilities with accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for surveys performed last year….

Mercy Medical Center, in partnership with Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is inviting the community to an informative seminar, Planning Ahead for End of Life Issues, on Saturday, April 11th from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Church of the Lakes, 5944 Fulton Drive N.W., in Canton…

  Mercy Medical Center announced that Cindy L. Hickey has been appointed vice president of Marketing and Public Relations. A Mercy employee since 1984, Hickey reports to Thomas E. Cecconi, president and chief executive officer at Mercy Medical Center. “We are pleased Cindy agreed to become a part of our executive team at Mercy Medical…

Mercy Health Center of Alliance will offer very low-cost blood screenings on Wednesday, March 18th 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) –…

Congratulations to Medina resident, Brittney Johnson, RN, Emergency Department, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s January 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…

Mercy Medical Center recently hosted a continuing education program for emergency medical services (EMS) in honor of Heart Month (February).  Guest speaker for this event was Ahmed Sabe, MD, executive director of Cardiovascular Services, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and co-director of the Emergency Chest Pain Center at Mercy Medical Center, whose topic was:…

Mercy Medical Center is offering a FREE educational orthopedic program, New Techniques in Total Joint Replacement, to the community on March 18th beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Community YMCA, 428 King Church Ave. SW, in Uniontown. Presented by orthopedic surgeon, Timothy Conlan, M.D., this program will be held in the Deuble Family Room…

Mercy Medical Center recently hosted its fifth Mercy Medical Experience Day to give select community members the opportunity to shadow hospital physicians. Community leaders spent an entire day, one-on-one, with a Mercy physician to gain a greater understanding of the unique culture of Mercy Medical Center and its role in the community, challenges facing healthcare providers, human concerns…

Cardiovascular disease kills nearly 50,000 African American women each year.  Furthermore, only half of African American women are aware of the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.  Join us on Saturday, February 21st to learn how to change these statistics!  Mercy Heart Center will be offering a FREE luncheon and presentation entitled, Sisters In…

Mercy Medical Center is offering a FREE educational orthopedic program, New Techniques in Total Joint Replacement, to the community on February 11th beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Mercy Health Center of Jackson, 7337 Caritas Circle NW, in Massillon.   Presented by orthopedic surgeon, Timothy Conlan, M.D., this program will be held inside the 2nd floor Community…

Congratulations to Canton resident, Janay Johnson, food & nutrition services, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s Star Performer of the Year for 2014. 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…

Mercy Service League scored another BIG WIN for Mercy Medical Center during Sunday evening’s popular Souper Bowl event at Meyer’s Lake Ballroom in Canton. The Souper Bowl attracted nearly 200 “players” and raised more than $13,000 in total event proceeds for the hospital. Mercy MVPs (celebrity judges) included Maureen Ater, general manager at The Independent,…

Mercy Medical Center and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosted an information session on January 23 at Mercy focused on legislation that would improve the quality of life for patients with cancer and other chronic illnesses. Representatives from Mercy Cancer Center, Mercy Palliative Care Services, and the ACS CAN shared information…

Congratulations to Canton resident, Lyndley Corley, RN, ED navigator, Case Management, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s November 2014 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 Senior Friends is sponsoring a FREE Medicare Options event on Tuesday, January 20th at 9 a.m. in the Mercy Hall Amphitheater. This event, designed to help seniors choose the right Medicare Advantage Plan, will begin with a Medicare overview by Terri Gursky, Mercy’s Medicare Specialist and Stark County OSHIIP (Ohio Senior Health…

Mercy Medical Center is inviting the community to a Red Hot Zumbathon, on Friday, February 6th from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Mercy Hall Auditorium, located behind the hospital’s main parking deck. Offered in more than 180 countries, Zumba is the world’s largest dance fitness party with 15 million people taking Zumba classes in…

Mercy Heart Center will be offering a FREE heart healthy cooking demonstration, Love Your Heart, Eat Healthy, to the community on Wednesday, February 4th in Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Dr. NW, Canton, behind the hospital’s main parking deck. Beginning at 12 noon, this program will teach participants how to make healthier versions of several…

Mercy Hospice volunteers are special people who are trained to support terminally ill patients and their families. If you’d like to become a Mercy Hospice volunteer, training classes begin Tuesday, Jan 27 at Mercy Homecare & Hospice offices, located at 4369 Whipple, Ave., in Canton. Volunteers who will serve in non-patient contact areas need to…