MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC
1320 MERCY DRIVE NW, CANTON, OH 44708 www.cantonmercy.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AS A CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS TO CONTINUE CHRIST'S HEALING MINISTRY BY PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE CARE FOR THE WHOLE PERSON.

TO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, A MINISTRY OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM, OPERATES A 476-BED HOSPITAL SERVICE STARK, CARROLL, WAYNE, HOLMES AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTIES AND PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN OHIO. IT HAS OVER 600 MEMBERS ON ITS MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYS OVER 2,600 PEOPLE. MERCY OPERATES OUTPATIENT HEALTH CENTERS IN ALLIANCE, CARROLL COUNTY, JACKSON TOWNSHIP, LAKE TOWNSHIP, LOUISVILLE, MASSILLON, NORTH CANTON, PLAIN TOWNSHIP AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTY. A CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER UPHOLDS THE MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE SISTERS OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND CONTINUES TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DEMONSTRATED ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY BY INVESTING IN JVION'S COGNITIVE MACHINE SOLUTION, TECHNOLOGY THAT REDUCED THE RATES OF ALL-CAUSE READMISSIONS BY MORE THAN 20 PERCENT. MERCY PLANS TO EXPAND THE USE OF THE COGNITIVE MACHINE TO OTHER AREAS, FROM REDUCTION OF NO-SHOW APPOINTMENTS AND AVOIDABLE ADMISSIONS TO BOOSTING PREVENTIVE CARE FOR EMPLOYEES.MERCY EXPANDED ITS PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH THE OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER FOGARTY, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC. A PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER, FOGARTY PROVIDES OUTPATIENT CARE AND INPATIENT CARE FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ADMITTED PATIENT CONSULTATIONS.ACCORDING TO OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DATA, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS A LEADING OHIO HOSPITAL IN PREVENTING DEATH FROM SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK, WHICH MEANS GREATER SAFETY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MERCY ADOPTED CODE HONOR TO ALLOW HOSPITAL STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR ORGAN DONORS AND SUPPORT FAMILIES. THE WALK THAT A DONOR FAMILY TAKES FROM THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT TO THE OPERATING ROOM HAS BEEN CALLED THE LONELIEST WALK BY FAMILIES. MERCY ADOPTED CODE HONOR TO HELP FAMILIES FEEL SUPPORTED IN KNOWING THAT THEIR LOVED ONE'S HEROIC LAST ACT WILL LEAVE A LIFESAVING LEGACY.MERCY LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES WHO WISH TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS AT MERCY. THE GROW WITH US PROGRAM PROVIDED FULL TUITION FOR QUALIFIED INTERNAL STAFF WHO RETURNED TO SCHOOL IN A HEALTH CARE FIELD. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON POSITIONS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO FILL OR HAVE A HIGH TURNOVER.MERCY OPENED TWO NEW SPACES DESIGNED TO INCREASE EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION - THE MOTHER'S LOUNGE FOR NURSING MOMS AND THE PEACEFUL PLACE FOR ALL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. BABIES BORN IN FEBRUARY RECEIVED A RED HAT KNITTED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS PART OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S (AHA) LITTLE HATS, BIG HEARTS INITIATIVE TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP PREVENT THEM. AS THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CANTON'S CPR ANYTIME SPONSOR, MERCY IS COMMITTED TO CPR EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND USED INFANT CPR KITS TO TRAIN PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS IN INFANT CPR THROUGHOUT 2019.THE MERCY INTERNATIONAL MISSION OUTREACH (MIMO) TEAM COMPLETED ITS ANNUAL MEDICAL MISSION TRIP TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. PHYSICIANS AND NURSES PROVIDED 45 SURGERIES AND SERVED MORE THAN 500 PATIENTS AT TWO CLINICAL LOCATIONS. RECOGNITIONS:THE HEALTHY BUSINESS COUNCIL OF OHIO (HBCO) RECOGNIZED MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WITH THE 2018 HEALTHY WORKSITE GOLD LEVEL AWARD DURING THE 15TH ANNUAL HEALTHY WORKSITE AWARDS PRESENTATION ON JANUARY 24, 2019, AT THE NATIONWIDE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. MERCY WAS AMONG 73 OHIO EMPLOYERS RECOGNIZED FOR DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE WELLNESS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. APPLICANTS ARE SCORED ON THE EXTENT THEIR WELLNESS PROGRAMS FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEE HEALTH, ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND ENSURE A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT.MERCY MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVED THE AORN GO CLEAR AWARDGOLD RECOGNITION LEVEL. AORN PARTNERED WITH MEDTRONIC THROUGH THE AORN FOUNDATION TO CREATE THE AORN GO CLEAR AWARD - A COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL SMOKE-FREE RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR FACILITIES THAT WANT TO ENSURE A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. MERCY IS THE FIRST GOLD GO CLEAR IN OHIO! MERCY WOUND & HYPERBARIC CENTER WAS A RECIPIENT OF RESTORIXHEALTH'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD. RECIPIENTS OF THIS AWARD MEET OR EXCEED NATIONAL WOUND CARE QUALITY BENCHMARKS OVER A THREE-MONTH PERIOD. RESTORIXHEALTH'S HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT, THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, DISTINGUISHES CENTERS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL SUCCESS BY MEETING OR EXCEEDING CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING HEALING OUTCOMES AND PATIENT SAFETY, ALONG WITH A PATIENT SATISFACTION RATE OF 96% OR HIGHER. MERCY RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE 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 STATCARE WAS VOTED BEST URGENT CARE BY AREA CONSUMERS IN THE CANTON REPOSITORY'S ANNUAL BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS 2019.MERCY MEDICAL CENTER 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 READMISSIONS FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVED THE MISSION: LIFELINE GOLD 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. THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION: LIFELINE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO REDUCE SYSTEM BARRIERS TO PROMPT TREATMENT FOR HEART ATTACKS, BEGINNING WITH THE 9-1-1 CALL, TO EMS TRANSPORT AND CONTINUING THROUGH HOSPITAL TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE. THE INITIATIVE PROVIDES TOOLS, TRAINING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HEART ATTACK CARE FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS FROM THE MOST RECENT EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT GUIDELINES.MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCED THE CERTIFICATION OF ITS CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAMS BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION (AACVPR). THIS CERTIFICATION IS RECOGNITION OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS BY ENHANCING STANDARDS OF CARE. IN 2007, MERCY CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND MERCY PULMONARY REHABILITATION BECAME THE FIRST PROGRAMS IN STARK COUNTY TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE AACVPR.MERCY MEDICAL CENTER EARNED ENERGY STAR CERTIFICATION FROM THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FOR THE 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED BUILDINGS PERFORM IN THE TOP 25 PERCENT OF SIMILAR BUILDINGS NATIONWIDE. EACH YEAR THE HOSPITAL'S MAIN CAMPUS SAVES APPROXIMATELY $976,000 IN ENERGY COSTS. THE OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IN 2019 FOR THE LOWEST TOTAL OSHA RECORDABLE RATE FOR HOURS WORKED BY EMPLOYEES.

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