Canton, Ohio: Mercy Health Center of Massillon, located at 2935 Lincoln Way W., is set to open Monday, Aug. 15. A 19,000 square foot facility, Mercy Health Center of Massillon will house a STATCARE Immediate Care Center; laboratory services; imaging including mobile MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound; and physical therapy. Mercy will employ 15.5 full-time…
Congratulations to Canton resident, Frank Soltesz, Mercy Security, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s June 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 creative and…
Canton, Ohio: When Kathryn Plant’s father was new to Medicare, he was overwhelmed and desperate for assistance. Claims payment information was especially frustrating, and Plant stepped in to help. “Like my father, many seniors have adult children who are willing and able to take on these challenges,” Plant says. “But what about those who struggle…
Mercy Service League will hold its annual fundraising party, Celebrity Bartending Night, on Monday, August 15th 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 Facility Transformation Project. The event…
Congratulations to Mineral City resident, Becky Weisen, RN, for being named Mercy Medical Center’s May 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 creative and…
Mercy Medical Center at St. Paul Square, invites the community to a Summer Health Open House this Friday, July 15th from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet our doctors, dentists and staff, and to make appointments for upcoming visits. This event is open to the community and will also…
Mercy Sports Medicine will host a Coaches Clinic from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 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: Mercy Medical Center recently 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. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the most deadly type…
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 9, 2016, at Mercy Health Center of North Canton, 6200 Whipple Ave. NW, in North Canton from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. A representative from the Ohio Department…
Mercy Medical Center is sponsoring a FREE community luncheon program, Social Security, Medicare & You, on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, to address social security benefits and changes to Medicare and Medicaid that affect seniors today. This FREE program begins at 12 noon in Mercy Hall Auditorium, 1320 Mercy Drive NW, Canton and will include presentations…
Learn more about what’s in your cleaning products and how to properly use them at Mercy Medical Center at St. Paul Square’s next Lunch & Learn set for Friday, May 27. The free educational luncheon will begin at noon in the center’s community room, 1459 Superior Ave., N.E., Canton. Mercy Medical Center registered nurse Misty…
Mercy Medical Center recently received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Hospitals must achieve 85 percent…
At its annual membership banquet on May 17 held at Bender’s Tavern in Canton, Mercy Service League presented Mercy with proceeds from the 2015 Harvest Ball, which totaled $205,000. Last year’s Harvest Ball benefitted Mercy’s Facility Transformation Project to renovate the fifth floor orthopedic/observation unit. “A large crowd of members came together to celebrate the…
The city of Canton has been selected by Reinvestment Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to take part in the new Invest Health initiative. Invest Health is aimed at transforming how leaders from mid-size American cities work together to help low-income communities thrive, with specific attention to community features that drive health such as…
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…
