Congratulations to Canton resident, Janay Johnson, food & nutrition services, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s Star Performer employee for March 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 beyond”,…
If a loved one experienced the signs of a stroke, would you be able to identify them in time to save his or her life? With a stroke, every minute, every second, counts, and in recognition of National Stroke Month, the Stroke Center at Mercy wants to make sure everyone in the community can identify…
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, May 19th 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…
In recognition of National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12), Mercy Medical Center is honoring five of its clinical staff members with Nursing Excellence Awards. The hospital’s 2014 honorees are Cayla Ames, R.N., Mercy Intensive Care Unit; Christine Bauman, R.N., Mercy Heart Center; Stephen B. Gartrell, R.N., Mercy Heart Center; David Glasgo, R.N., Mercy Emergency…
Congratulations to Canton resident, Kelly Bing, who is employed in Mercy Medical Center’s central scheduling department, for being named the hospital’s February 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,…
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, May 8th at Rodman Public Library, 215 E. Broadway St. in Alliance from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This program will include an informative Medicare presentation from 10 a.m. until…
To help prevent the misuse of prescription drugs and address the safety and health hazards of pharmaceutical waste, Mercy Medical Center is partnering with the Stark County Sheriff Department, Canton City Police Department and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to serve as a collection site for a one-day Prescription Drug “Take-Back” Initiative on…
As part of Minority Health Month, Mercy Heart Center will host a FREE luncheon on high blood pressure (hypertension) education and CPR Awareness. This program will take place on Saturday, April 26th at the Sherrick Road Church of God, 1121 Sherrick Road SE, Canton, from 11a.m. until 1p.m. Participants will receive a complimentary lunch, give-a-ways,…
Mercy Service League will hold a spring kick-off fundraising event, “Downtown at Dusk”, on Monday, May 12th at the Basil Asian Bistro in Downtown Canton (585 Market Ave., North). From 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the community is invited to join Mercy Service League as it raises money for the Mercy General Practice Dental Residency…
Mercy Medical Center Senior Friends is sponsoring a free Medicare Options Event on Tuesday, April 22nd 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 Zumbathon, on Friday, May 9th from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. inside Mercy Hall Auditorium. Zumba is the world’s largest dance fitness party with 14 million people taking Zumba classes in over 140,000 locations across the world. This event will be led by trained Zumba instructors…
Mercy Health Centers of Louisville, Lake, Jackson, North Canton and Plain will each be offering low-cost blood screenings in April. Each facility will be offering total cholesterol screening for $2, glucose screening (blood sugar) for $2, and lipid profiles (total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL and LDL) for $8, at their respective locations on the following dates:…
Canton, Ohio: To enhance the patient experience at Mercy Medical Center, the hospital is partnering with the Canton Symphony Orchestra on Musical Moments, an initiative that brings music into the health care setting to promote healing, tranquility and overall wellbeing. The program is funded through an ArtsinStark grant and is the first of its kind…
As part of Minority Health Month, Mercy Heart Center will host a FREE luncheon on high blood pressure (hypertension) education and CPR Awareness. This program will take place on Saturday, April 5th inside Mercy at St. Paul Square, 1459 Superior Ave. NE, Canton, from 11a.m. until 1p.m. Participants will receive a complimentary lunch, give-a-ways, door…
Mercy Medical Center's team of eight employees won ArtsinStark's first annual Genius Awards, a unique competition designed to highlight innovation in Stark County and connect the arts and the sciences together. A total of 13 teams from area businesses – including Diebold, The Timken Company, Day Ketterer, KeyBank and others – participated in the contest. …
Canton, OH – Congratulations to North Canton resident, Monica Taylor, office service assistant with Admitting/Registration, for being named Mercy’s Star Performer employee for January 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…
Canton, Ohio: 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 Mary Bosyj, MSN, BSN, RN, patient service coordinator for Mercy Heart Center, whose topic was: The Heart of Women: Is There A Difference? As part of the…
Canton, OH – Congratulations to Canton resident, Saidi Eckert, nurse assistant on Mercy Medical Center’s Medical/Telemetry unit, for being named the hospital’s Star Performer of the Year for 2013. 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…
Did you know that more than one third of adults 65 and older fall each year in the United States? These falls are the leading cause of injury deaths in older adults. Are you concerned that you, or a loved one, might be at risk for falls and injuries? Mercy Health Center of Tuscarawas County…
Mercy Medical Center and the Rotary Club of Canton have partnered to bring very low-cost health screenings to the Canton area community. On Saturday, March 1st, the Health Screen & Wellness Fair will take place from 7:00am to 1:00pm at McKinley High School, 2323 17th St. NW in Canton. For just $40, community members can…
Mercy Health Center of Alliance will offer very low-cost blood screenings on Wednesday, February 19th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The facility, located at 149 E. Simpson, Alliance, will be offering the following low-cost blood screenings: total cholesterol screening for $2, glucose screening (blood sugar) for $2, and lipid profiles (total cholesterol, triglyceride,…
