Mercy Health Foundation Invites You to Give the Gift of Hope and Healing This Holiday Season with an End-of-Year Donation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Nanette Bentley

513-952-4713, nbentley@mercy.com

Mercy Health Foundation Invites You to Give the Gift of Hope and Healing This Holiday Season with an End-of-Year Donation

(CINCINNATI; December 6, 2019) – Looking to make a difference in the life of neighbors in need this holiday season? If so, Mercy Health Foundation invites you to support our community’s need for vital health care services with a tax-deductible donation.

Visit /cincinnati to make your donation. Any amount makes a difference and the Foundation accepts all major credit cards.

Mercy Health takes seriously its mission to provide healing to members of our community, with a special emphasis on caring for the poor and under-served. With an end-of-year donation, you can make an impact in the lives of our neighbors who struggle to afford the medications and treatments they need and in overall patient care overall.

In 2019 alone, Mercy Health Foundation - Cincinnati provided $3.2 million to support the following care initiatives in Cincinnati:

• The Mercy Care clinic and the Health Partnership program, which provide patients in need with access to quality care
• Patient assistance programs that cover the cost of physical rehabilitation, travel, emergency assistance and more
• Increased access to psychologists to address growing mental health and behavioral health service needs
• Advanced breast cancer surgery technology
• Access to counseling, provider and family education in oncology units
• Harm reduction initiatives in response to the opiate crisis
• Senior health and housing services
• Lucas™ mechanical chest compression devices for Mercy Health’s acute sites and free-standing emergency centers 
• An upgrade of the infant security system in a family birthing center
• Ongoing provider education in the areas of nursing, pharmacy, medical education and more

Mercy Health Foundation is committed to raising funds to provide healthcare services to our community's most vulnerable, regardless of their ability to pay. Mercy Health will provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for every person who needs it — even when no one else will.

Together, we can care for the poor when they need it most — and bless our communities with health, dignity and peace this holiday season.

Mercy Health - Cincinnati is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the 20 largest health systems in the United States and the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the country. The ministry’s quality, compassionate care is provided by more than 60,000 associates serving communities in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia, as well as throughout Ireland. Mercy Health – Cincinnati has been serving Greater Cincinnati for more than 160 years and provides an integrated network of leading physicians, compassionate caregivers, comprehensive services and exceptional care at more than 180 locations across the region. The Mercy Health – Cincinnati network of care includes five award-winning hospitals, senior living communities, primary care and specialty physician practices, outpatient centers, fitness centers and a variety of outreach programs. Mercy Health - Cincinnati hospitals have earned national Truven Health Analytics’ 100 Top Hospitals honors more than all other Cincinnati hospitals combined, placing them among the best hospitals in the nation. Truven has also named Mercy Health - Cincinnati as one of the nation’s Top 15 health systems six times, which is more than any other health system in Cincinnati. Consistent with its commitment to serve each patient with dignity, Bon Secours Mercy Health provides nearly $2 million per day in community benefit. The mission of Bon Secours Mercy Health is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of its communities and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. To learn more visit, mercy.com.

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