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Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the U.S., but it can be prevented. Only 1 in 3 adults, age 50 and older, are being screened for colorectal cancer. Mercy Cancer Center invites you to Join the Movement and fight colon cancer by learning more about the signs and symptoms of this disease…

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 12th at Rodman Public Library, 215 E. Broadway St. in Alliance from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.  This program will include an informative Medicare presentation from 10 a.m. until…

In anticipation of National Nurses Week (May 6 – May 12, 2016), Mercy Medical Center is announcing its 2016 Clinical Excellence Awards. This year themed, Culture of safety: It starts with YOU, National Nurses Week recognizes the important role nurses play in health care. As part of the annual celebration, Mercy will honor five nurses who…

Mercy Senior Friends will host a FREE Senior Health & Wellness Fair, on Wednesday, May 4th from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Mercy Medical Center’s Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive NW, Canton.   This event will offer a variety of FREE health screenings, information, refreshments and door prizes as well as open houses…

Mercy Medical Center is presenting a free community education program on the benefits of robotic surgery on Wednesday, May 4th, featuring Beth Schuring, RN, MS, CNOR, RNFA, manager of Orthopedic and Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery at Mercy Medical Center. This presentation, “Is Robotic Surgery Right for YOU?” will begin at 6 p.m. in the…

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, April 30th, the Health Screen & Wellness Fair will take place from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Mercy Medical Center’s Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive NW, Canton.  Mercy Hall…

Congratulations to Uniontown resident, Mary Beth Breda, Mercy Volunteer Services, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s January 2016 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…

Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 at Mercy Health Center of Jackson, located at 7337 Caritas Circle, N.W., in 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…

Canton, Ohio: Dilip Patel, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Mercy Cardiovascular Institute (MCI), recently became the first in Stark County to treat a patient with the newly approved SYNERGY™ Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium Coronary Stent from Boston Scientific. Stents are tiny mesh tubes doctors use to prop open clogged arteries, allowing blood to flow freely to…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in minorities in the United States.  Furthermore, African Americans have twice the risk of diabetes as white Americans.  Join us on Saturday, April 23rd to learn how to change these statistics!  Mercy Medical Center will be offering a FREE luncheon and presentation entitled, Brothers and Sisters in…

Mercy Medical Center received the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant award in the amount of $413,392 from the Crime Victims Section of the Office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. These funds allowed for the training of additional physicians, nurses and social workers, as well as the purchase of two state-of-the-art forensic cameras for…

Mercy Medical Center, Aultman Hospital and other local organizations will host a family-friendly community event to celebrate National Walking Day on April 6. This free event will take place from 4–6:30 p.m. at the Canton Garden Center, located at 1615 Stadium Park Drive N.W. in Canton, and will include free health screenings, opportunities to win…

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center recently hosted 16 middle-school students from Canton City School District’s STEAMM Academy @ Hartford for an interactive, behind-the-scenes tour of the hospital’s surgery center robot, lab, rehab center, pharmacy, emergency department and dental clinic. The tour served as the culminating event for the Mercy White Coat Seminar, a six-week, career-exploration…

Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center Maternity Services recently received the Ohio First Steps for Healthy Babies voluntary breastfeeding designation from the Ohio Hospital Association and the Ohio Department of Health. The breastfeeding award recognizes maternity centers in Ohio that have taken steps to promote, protect and support breastfeeding in their organization. A star is awarded…

Mercy Heart Center recently received full cycle V Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI with Resuscitation Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). Accreditation expires in 2018.    Ahmed Sabe, M.D., executive director of Mercy Heart Center and co-medical director of Mercy’s Emergency Chest Pain Center, explains that a cycle V accreditation means…

Mercy Medical Center’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation department is hosting a community open house on Tuesday, March 15, from 4p.m.-6 p.m. in celebration of National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (March 13-19).   This open house is open to the public and will offer: Free Blood Pressure Screenings Free Pulmonary Function Testing Give-A-Ways Door Prize Light Refreshments Smoking Cessation…

Mercy Emergency Chest Pain Center (ECPC) recently presented its STEMI (St Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Cup award to North Canton Fire Department for achieving the best door to balloon (D2B) angioplasty time for the second half of 2015.  The squad received the award for its role in the “door to balloon angioplasty” (D2B) of seven minutes. …

Loss through death is certainly a human experience, but the pain of grief is unlike any other pain. Mercy Grief Support Services is offering Seeds of Hope, a free bereavement support group to help members begin the journey towards healing and wholeness. Led by qualified and experienced grief facilitators, Seeds of Hope offers a comforting…

Canal Fulton resident, Carol Zimbello, of the environmental services department, was named Mercy Medical Center’s Star Performer of the Year for 2015.  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”,…

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and the Healthy Ohio Business Council (HOBC) recognized Mercy Medical Center as one of 68 Ohio employers for healthy worksite practices during the 12th annual Healthy Ohio Healthy Worksite Awards ceremony. The event was held January 20 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio as part of the Health…

Mercy Medical Center is presenting a free community education program on the benefits of robotic surgery on Wednesday, February 17th, featuring Beth Schuring, RN, MS, CNOR, RNFA, manager of Orthopedic and Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery at Mercy Medical Center. This presentation, “Is Robotic Surgery Right for YOU?” will begin at 6 p.m. in the…