Considered ‘Father of EMS’ in Ohio, Liberator was charter board member of Mercy Development Foundation and member of Mercy Medical Center’s administrative staff for 16 years Canton, Ohio: On its recent Founders Day, Mercy Development Foundation’s annual donor recognition event, Mercy Development Foundation awarded Jack Liberator its highest honor—the St. Augustine Award for Distinguished Service….
Mercy Pain Management Services invites the community to an Open House and Physician Presentation Panel on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Mercy Health Center of Jackson, 7337 Caritas Circle N.W., Massillon. The Open House will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Walk ins are welcome. Following the Open House, a panel of physicians will…
Mercy Medical Center Senior Friends invites the community to the following FREE Medicare programs throughout the month of September: ~ Medicare Options Event Tuesday, August 18th, 9 a.m. – Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Dr., N.W., Canton This event, designed to help seniors choose the right Medicare Plan, will begin with a Medicare overview by…
Mercy Medical Center’s Health & Fitness Center will hold an Open House on Saturday, September 15thfrom 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Located inside Mercy Health Center of North Canton (6200 Whipple Ave. NW, North Canton), this event is free and open to the community. In addition to tours of the facility, refreshments and door prizes,…
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 Scott Russell, RN, BSN, CEN, EMT-P, of the Lakewood Fire Department. Scott, who also serves as a flight nurse specialist for MetroHealth Life Flights, addressed the crowd with a…
Mercy Medical Center Senior Friends invites the community to the following FREE Medicare programs throughout the month of August: ~ Medicare Options Event Tuesday, August 21st, 9 a.m. – Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Dr., N.W., Canton This event, designed to help seniors choose the right Medicare Plan, will begin with a Medicare overview by…
Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. The goal is speeding recovery and reducing hospital…
Mercy Medical Center held its third annual Bee Healthy Camp July 9–12 for children ages 8–10 at Mercy Medical Center at St. Paul Square. Staffed by Mercy employees and health professionals and teen volunteers, children learned about nature, nutrition, hygiene and fitness; enjoyed crafts and visits from Mercy Pet Patrol and Stark Parks Critters; and…
Mercy Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2018. Mercy is one of only 203 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes Mercy Heart Center’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care, which includes taking the patient directly into the cardiac cath…
Mercy Senior Friends invites community members (ages 50 and over) to its annual Taste of Senior Living event on Thursday, July 12 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. in Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive. N.W., Canton. For just $5 a person, attendees can sample a variety of appetizers, entrees and desserts provided by several…
Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Mercy earned the award by meeting specific quality…
Mercy Cancer Center was recently presented with the 2017 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 32 U.S. health care facilities with accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for surveys performed last year….
The Mercy Service League recently held its second annual Wine, Women & Shoes event at the Alex D. Krassas Event Center in Canton, raising $315,000 to benefit Women’s Cancer Services at Mercy Medical Center. More than 350 guests attended, enjoying shopping, lunch, live and silent auctions, a fashion show, and more. Thirty area men, including…
Estate Gift from Well-known Mercy Pathologist Designated for Hospital’s Area of Greatest Need Mercy Development Foundation recently held a blessing and dedication ceremony of the Huseyin “Sam” Sarikaya, MD, Memorial Laboratory at Mercy Medical Center, part of a donor recognition event for the family and friends of Dr. Sam Sarikaya, a well-known pathologist at…
Mercy Medical Center announced its April 2018 Star Performer of the Month employees Debra Jeffries, of Canton, and Marcy Driggers, of Massillon. Jeffries and Driggers both work in Mercy Outpatient Lab at the hospital’s main campus. “Debra and Marcy bring experience to the department and are both extremely dedicated to hospital patients,” says Mary Ann…
Do you think you might have a hernia? Common symptoms for hernias include nausea, groin pain, and a bulge in the lower abdomen. Join Mercy Medical Center on Saturday, June 9, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., for a FREE hernia-screening and educational program hosted by Mercy Robotic Surgery Center. During the event, participants will have…
During National Nurses Week (May 6–12), Mercy Medical Center announces its 2018 Clinical Excellence Award winners: Belinda Cipriano, Stacy Eberhart, Jillian Krebs, Lisa Pierce, and Laurie Yeagley. National Nurses Week recognizes the important role nurses play in health care. As part of the annual celebration, Mercy honors nurses who have been selected for exceptional clinical…
Xenex LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robot™ effective against even most dangerous pathogens Mercy recently became the first and only health-care facility in Stark County to disinfect hospital surfaces using robots that safely emit germicidal ultraviolet (UVC) rays more intense than sunlight to destroy microorganisms, even in shadowed areas. The hospital now uses two Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots…
April is National Minority Health Month In celebration of National Minority Health Month, Mercy Medical Center collaborated with area agencies to offer “Munch, Mash, Mix & Move with Mercy” on April 21 at Edward “Peel” Coleman Southeast Community Center. Funded in part by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, this family-friendly event attracted over 150…
Looking for relief from an enlarged prostate without medication or major surgery? Join Mercy Medical Center on Monday, May 8, 6 p.m., for a FREE educational program presented by Steven Ochs, M.D., urologist. Dr. Ochs will discuss a minimally invasive approach to treating an enlarged prostate using the UroLift system and will be available to…
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 14th at 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…
