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…
Stroke affects more than 750,000 Americans each year. On average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds and every 4 minutes someone dies from one. These “brain attacks” can leave lasting physical and behavioral changes and even affect a person’s ability to communicate and swallow. According to the American Heart Association, the…
Mercy Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Each year in the United States, approximately 250,000 people have a STEMI, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, caused by…
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, June 5th at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, 6200 Whipple Ave. NW, in North Canton from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. A representative from the Ohio Department of Insurance’s…
Mercy Service League recently held its annual year-end banquet where officers presented a $235,000 check to Mercy Medical Center to benefit Mercy Dental Services & General Practice Dental Residency Endowment Fund. The result of 2013–2014 fundraising efforts, Mercy Service League raised this amount by planning and sponsoring events such as Harvest Ball, Celebrity Bartending at…
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, June 5th at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, 6200 Whipple Ave. NW, in North Canton from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. A representative from the Ohio Department of Insurance’s…
Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27 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….
Did you know that stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of long-term disability? According to the American Stroke Association, African Americans have a much higher risk of death from a stroke compared to Caucasians. Uncontrollable Risk Factors for Stroke: • Increase in age • Gender (males…
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,…
