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Making Lives Better - Mind, Body & Spirit

Mercy Foundation empowers our local community to Be Well – Mind, Body and Spirit – by funding programs that support, empower and strengthen the physical, emotional and educational well-being of individuals and families.

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is an international non-profit organization dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals throughout North America. Each year these hospitals treat more than 17 million children afflicted with diseases, injuries and birth defects of every kind. Children’s Miracle Network Hospital's founding pledge is to put children first in all it does and keep 100 percent of donations in the community where the funds were raised.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has grown dramatically since its founding in 1983. To date, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals have raised more than $3 billion – most of which is donated one dollar at a time.

Mercy Children’s Hospital is the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for Northwest Ohio. Mercy Children’s Hospital helps provide care for children with medical needs across 14 counties and treats all children regardless of affliction or the family's ability to pay.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals would not exist without the help of our local and national sponsors. Year-round, our partners conduct hundreds of special event fundraisers, sell Miracle Balloons for $1 and hold Dance Marathons to help provide pediatric care for the children at Mercy Children’s Hospital.

Ambassadors
Every year Mercy Children's chooses at least four patients to act as ambassadors for the hospital. Ambassadors serve a one year term (July 1-June 30) and act as the face for Mercy Children's! All ambassadors are nominated by either a staff member or a member of the community.
 
What do ambassadors do?

1) Ambassadors help share their amazing stories of recovery, positioning Mercy Children's as the first choice in our market.

2) Ambassadors attend fundraising events, inspiring others to donate to Mercy Children's.

3) Ambassadors share their unique experiences with other patients facing the same condition or disease, helping reassure them of a bright future.
 
Ambassador qualifications:
 
- Patient of Mercy Children's
- Age 3-17 (As of July 1, 2016)
- Well spoken and able to articulate their story in front of large groups
- Part of a family that would be available to attend events on a regular basis throughout the year 
- Parental consent to use photos, stories, videos etc. of the child at the discretion of the hospital marketing and development teams 
- Comfortable speaking to donors in order to help raise money for the hospital (The ambassador is not required to do direct fundraising asks, but may share their story to advocate importance for fundraising for the hospital) 
- Parent or guardian who is also willing to speak at events and articulate the need for Mercy Children's in the community
 
Nominate an ambassador
 
Do you know a child who meets the criteria above? Use our nomination form to nominate.
 
All nominations will be reviewed and patient families will be chosen to be brought in for an interview with the ambassador selection team. Everyone nominated will not receive an interview. When looking for ambassadors for this year we look at many different factors and determine which children would best meet the needs of the hospital and best meet the qualifications.
 
Patients who are nominated but are not chosen for an ambassador interview may still be contacted in the future by the marketing or development team at Mercy Children's for other opportunities to share their story.
 
Questions
 
If you have any questions please contact:

Kristi Frederick
Coordinator of Children’s Miracle Network
(419) 251-2121

Mercy Health Behavioral Health Institute at St. Charles Hospital

Mercy Health Behavioral Health Institute at St. Charles Hospital

This 90-bed state-of-the art two-story building, connected to the Mercy St. Charles main hospital, offers adult, geriatric, and dual diagnoses units. Additionally, the facility offers a partial hospitalization program and comprehensive outpatient programs.

Heart & Vascular Services

Heart & Vascular Services

Mercy Heart & Vascular Center offers patients a new approach to managing cardiovascular prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation under one system of care. Through a team of highly skilled physicians and clinicians, cardiovascular patients will have a more personalized, convenient experience across the full spectrum of high quality heart care services — from emergency and diagnostic care to surgical and interventional treatment and rehabilitation — throughout the Mercy network of facilities.

Mercy Cancer Center

Mercy Cancer Center

Mercy's Cancer Center is committed to providing industry-leading cancer treatment through advanced technologies, personalized service, and a commitment to compassionate care. Our cancer doctors excel in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of cancer.

Mercy Stroke Center

Mercy Stroke Center

Our expert team of physicians, nurses, and clinical staff at the Mercy Stroke Center at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center provide rapid, expert care for stroke patients to help reduce death and disability, reverse the impact of stroke, and provide the best possible quality of life for patients after recovery.

Newborn Intensive Care

Newborn Intensive Care

Mercy Children’s Hospital provides neonatal inpatient and outpatient services to newborns who have special needs because they were born prematurely, or who have medical conditions that require diagnostic evaluation and treatment. Our 30-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, located on the campus of Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, is the most advanced of its kind in our region, and has long held a Level III designation, the highest awarded by the Ohio Department of Health for the care of critically ill newborns.

Financial Support for the Poor and Underserved

Financial Support for the Poor and Underserved

To continue the mission of the Grey Nuns to improve the health of the community, especially the poor and underserved, financial support is offered to members of our community in need. Funds have been established to help Mercy’s patients with financial assistance to cover the cost of prescriptions, transportation to and from cancer or dialysis treatments and mammograms.

Mercy Outreach Program

Mercy Outreach Program

The Mercy Outreach Program provides in-home interventions and an array of support services for patients with chronic illnesses in our community. Mercy Outreach was created to help confront obstacles to managing chronic illness, such as social, family and spiritual isolation; financial needs for household and medical expenses; housing issues and lack of community support. Mercy Outreach emphasizes self-management skills in using community resources and connection with social, family and spiritual support. The program takes a comprehensive case management approach to solving non-medical issues associated with chronic illnesses that lead to repeated emergency room visits and hospitalizations.


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