Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS THE SISTERS OF MERCY BEFORE US, WE BRING TO LIFE THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS THROUGH OUR COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
MERCY MINISTRIES OF LAREDO PROVIDES INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND UNINSURED FAMILIES OF WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT MERCY CLINIC LOCATED AT 2500 ZACATECAS STREET AND AT FOURTEEN OUTREACH SITES THROUGHOUT WEBB COUNTY VIA A MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC. MERCY MOBILE CLINIC DELIVERS SERVICES TO COLONIAS (UNINCORPORATED AREAS), INNER CITY AND OUTLYING AREAS WHERE MEDICAL HELP IS INACCESSIBLE. THE MAIN PROGRAMS ARE PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, ADULT DENTAL SERVICES AND MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A TOTAL OF 2,563 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. PRIMARY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE: THE PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE STAFFED WITH FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS, WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. THE PRACTITIONERS HAD OVER 8,061 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SCREENING HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAM TO AID PATIENTS WITH BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND CONTROL OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. THERE WERE 592 COUNSELING ENCOUNTERS DURING THE YEAR. ALL PATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AT THEIR ANNUAL WELLNESS EXAM. THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. IT INCLUDES ANNUAL PHYSICAL AND WELLNESS EXAMS WITH SCREENINGS FOR DIABETES, HYPERTENSION AND HEART DISEASE. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES SCREENINGS FOR BREAST, CERVICAL, COLON AND PROSTATE CANCER. THERE WERE 1,534 CANCER SCREENING TESTS PERFORMED IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. EIGHT PATIENTS WERE DIAGNOSED DURING THE YEAR WITH SOME FORM OF CANCER AND WERE REFERRED TO SPECIALISTS FOR TREATMENT. MERCY CLINIC COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL ONCOLOGISTS AND DIAGNOSTICIANS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH EXPENSES FOR TREATMENT. ALL CASES ARE FOLLOWED BY CASE MANAGERS. CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAM. MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONERS REFER PATIENTS TO PHYSICIANS AND/OR SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS WHEN NECESSARY. THE CASE MANAGERS GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH THE MEDICAL SYSTEM AND MAKE ALL SPECIALTY AND FOLLOW UP REFERRALS. OVER 881 PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO MEDICAL SPECIALISTS FOR CARE. SOCIAL WORKERS AND CASE MANAGERS HAD OVER 8,816 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019. DIABETIC AND PRE-DIABETIC PATIENTS ARE MONITORED CLOSELY BY THE CLINIC. EDUCATION, COUNSELING, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE CLASSES ARE PROVIDED IN AN EFFORT TO AID PATIENTS CONTROL THEIR DISEASE. A TOTAL OF 463 UNDUPLICATED DIABETIC PATIENTS WERE SEEN THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
OUTREACH & EDUCATION: A CRITICAL PART OF MERCY'S PROGRAM IS REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN REMOTE AREAS. THE OUTREACH PROGRAM SEEKS TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ON THE NEED FOR A MEDICAL HOME AND REGULAR PHYSICAL EXAMS. OUTREACH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES VIA THE MERCY MEDICAL MOBILE CLINIC TO PATIENTS AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT WEBB COUNTY TEXAS. THESE ARE REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE TRANSPORTATION IS A BARRIER TO CARE. THE MOBILE CLINIC IS STAFFED WITH A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER AND CASE MANAGER. THERE WERE 537 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS ON THE MOBILE CLINIC DURING THE YEAR. COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS ALSO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE EDUCATION COMPONENT OF THESE EFFORTS. OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDED 396 HOME VISITS AND 116 PLATICAS OR HEALTH CARE PRESENTATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019.
MERCY MINISTRIES OF LAREDO'S OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND AN ADULT DENTAL CLINIC. THE MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDES PATIENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SECURING FREE OR LOW-COST MEDICATIONS THROUGH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PROVIDED $1,501,942 OF MEDICATIONS FOR CLINIC PATIENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019. MERCY MINISTRIES ALSO COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL PHARMACIES TO HELP PATIENTS OBTAIN ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER MEDICATIONS NECESSARY FOR THEIR CARE. THE DENTAL PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO ADULT CLINIC PATIENTS. THE CLINIC IS OPEN TWO AND A HALF DAYS PER WEEK AND IS STAFFED BY LOCAL DENTISTS AND MERCY EMPLOYEES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, 1,726 PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED VALUED AT $187,251. THE DENTAL CLINIC SAW 220 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS ACCOUNTING FOR 980 DENTAL VISITS FOR THE YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Casso Elizabeth | Chief Financial Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Garza Ridge Selena | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Vera Rsm Sr Maria Luisa | Board Member & CEO | 58 | $0 |
| Moore James | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Zepeda Guadalupe | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Reyes Paul | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Martinez Sergio | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Martinez Judith | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Maldonado Olga | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Leal Jorge | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Hendricks Rsm Sr Rebecca Ann | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Hartman Rsm Sr Donella | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Garcia Virginia | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Gutierrez Judith | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Cigarroa Melissa | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Callahan Rsm Sr Carol Ann | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Bazan Julie | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
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