Press Releases

For the 10th year in a row, Mercy Medical Center is holding a free Service of Remembrance at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 for families touched by the tragic death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. Held in Mercy Medical Center’s Chapel, this service provides a safe and supportive place for…

Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Mercy Health Center of Jackson, located at 7337 Caritas Circle, N.W., 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….

Canton, Ohio: September 24 marks the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy and the founding of Mercy Medical Center by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine on this date in 1908. Mercy Development Foundation presented James F. King, M.D., the 2014 St. Augustine Award for Distinguished Service at its Founders Day Donor Recognition…

Canton, Ohio: To meet growing demand and to remain accessible to patients and their families during times of serious and sometimes life-threatening situations, Mercy Medical Center is opening a newly renovated and expanded emergency department (ED). Mercy’s ED is currently 20 to 30 percent more crowded than other providers in Stark County. With completion of…

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center recently honored three of its physicians for outstanding service to patients, the hospital and the community during the 2014 induction ceremony and dinner for the Society of St. Luke, Mercy’s physician honor society. Honorees included James D. Johns, M.D., William D. Murphy, M.D., and Elizabeth A. Prosser, M.D. Over 150…

Mercy Medical Center Senior Friends is sponsoring a free Medicare Options Event on Tuesday, September 16th 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…

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center recently received the Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. This initiative helps hospital teams provide the most up-to-date, research-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. The award recognizes Mercy for implementing specific quality…

Mercy Cancer Center is offering free oral cancer screenings to promote prevention and early detection of the disease. Oral cancer screenings will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14th inside Mercy Dental Services (on the second floor of the Surgery Center/Cancer Center building). Dental Professionals will visually examine the soft…

Mercy Service League is selling a limited number of $10,000 Cash Raffle tickets for a chance to win a $10,000 cash prize. All proceeds from the $10,000 Cash Raffle will benefit Mercy General Practice Dental Residency Endowment Fund for Mercy Medical Center. Only 250 tickets will be sold at $250 each – for a 1-250…

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 6th 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: The Mercy Hospice Garage Sale was so successful, that it will be extended into the second weekend of September. This fundraiser will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (September 11th-13th) at 3688 Dressler Rd. NW, Canton, next to LaPizzeria Restaurant (former Tri-County Oncology/Hematology offices). All proceeds…

Mercy Medical Center employee and Plain Township resident Chris Christian says nearly all his family has been touched by cancer. That’s why on September 9 he will embark on a 1,851 kilometer solo bike trek to raise awareness and money for Mercy Cancer Center. His journey begins in Bergamo, Italy, travels through France, and ends…

Mercy Medical Center Hospice is holding a garage sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (August 14-16) from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at its new location beside LaPizzeria Restaurant, 3688 Dressler Rd. NW, Canton (former Tri-County Oncology/Hematology offices).  All proceeds from the garage sale will benefit Mercy Hospice and the services it provides for terminal…

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 24th at Mercy Health Center of Carroll County, 125 Canton Rd., in Carrollton from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. (including an informational Medicare presentation from 10 a.m. until 11…

Mercy Service League will hold its annual fundraising party, Celebrity Bartending Night, on Monday, August 11th 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 General Practice Dental Residency Endowment….

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Cancer Center recently installed a new Varian Medical Systems TrueBeam™ Linear Accelerator, a “super” accelerator designed to advance the treatment of lung, breast, prostate, head and neck and many other cancers.  TrueBeam performs many advanced forms of radiotherapy. It can customize the amount of radiation that is sent to different parts of…

Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22 at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, located at 6200 Whipple Ave., N.W., North Canton. The cost of the clinic is $20, and each coach attending will be able to apply for the state permit upon completion of…

Thousands of yoga enthusiasts will celebrate the longest day of the year (June 21th) with yoga fests across the nation. Mercy Medical Center will once again be celebrating the sun, summer and creativity with a FREE outdoor yoga class with Mark Jones on the roof top heliport during sunrise. Join Mercy on Saturday, June 21st….

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

Mercy Medical Center Senior Friends is sponsoring a free Medicare Options Event on Tuesday, Jun 17th 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 Senior Friends will host a FREE Senior Health & Wellness Fair, on Thursday, June 19th from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, located at 6200 Whipple Ave. NW, North Canton. This event will offer a variety of FREE health screenings, refreshments, games, door prizes, coupons for FREE blood…