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Mercy Health Foundation

As a non-profit health care ministry, Mercy Health depends on generous donors like you to keep providing the best health care for everyone. Our Foundation teams in Ohio and Kentucky coordinate charitable giving for all Mercy Health hospitals, facilities, services and community outreach programs in eight communities:

Kentucky

Irvine - Mercy Health Foundation Irvine
Paducah - Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes

Ohio

Cincinnati - Mercy Health Foundation Greater Cincinnati
Lima - Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima
Lorain - Mercy Health Foundation Lorain
Springfield - Mercy Health Foundation Clark & Champaign Counties
Toledo - Mercy Health Foundation Greater Toledo
Youngstown - Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley

Locations

Mercy Health Foundation

Our Foundation teams in Ohio and Kentucky coordinate charitable giving for all Mercy Health hospitals, facilities, services and community outreach programs in eight regions:

Kentucky

Irvine - Mercy Health Foundation Irvine
Paducah - Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes

Ohio

Cincinnati - Mercy Health Foundation Greater Cincinnati
Lima - Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima
Lorain - Mercy Health Foundation Lorain
Springfield - Mercy Health Foundation Clark & Champaign Counties
Toledo - Mercy Health Foundation Greater Toledo
Youngstown - Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley

Local Impact

When you give to your local Mercy Health Foundation, you can be confident that every dollar stays local and directly impacts the most pressing needs of patients and citizens in your community.

How You Can Help

Campaigns

| Mercy Health — Springfield, OH

Urbana Cancer Center

A $1 million fundraising campaign is under way to redesign and renovate the former Mercy McAuley Center into the new Urbana Cancer Center connected to the hospital. Your support will help people fighting cancer get life-saving cancer care and treatments in a modern, comforting, convenient setting in Champaign County.
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| Mercy Health — Cincinnati, OH

Graduate Medical Education

Invest in tomorrow's doctors amidst a critical physician shortage by supporting our expanding residency programs.
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Giving Opportunities

| Mercy Health — Toledo, OH

Invest in Future Health Care Heroes

Our Mission Partners Matching Fund will double your holiday gift to support Mercy College of Ohio students. You can expand excellent, faith-based health care education in our community. Your gift will have twice the impact on students who are the compassionate health care heroes of the future. Only available until December 31 or until we reach the $10,000 goal!
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| Mercy Health — Irvine, KY

Liver Health Matters

An estimated 80-100 million Americans have liver disease—including Irvine residents. Help Mercy Health Foundation Irvine raise awareness and fund a new life-saving FibroScan for Marcum and Wallace Hospital.
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| Mercy Health — Lorain, OH

Mobile Mammography

Help women have a more convenient option for their annual breast cancer screening, because early detection saves lives. Donate to the Foundation's fundraising efforts to raise $1.5 million that will purchase and equip a 40-foot motorcoach for a new mobile mammography clinic.
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| Mercy Health — Lorain, OH

Graduate Medical Education

A $1+ million fundraising effort will help launch a Graduate Medical Education program and facility. The residency program for new physicians who just completed medical school will help recruit more doctors in much-needed specialties to care for our Lorain community.
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| Mercy Health — Lima, OH

Mercy Club

Join the club! Donors who give at least $100 a year get special donor wall recognition as part of the Foundation's Mercy Club, a group of people and businesses with exceptional generosity that improves the quality of health care available to everyone here in Lima.
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| Mercy Health — Lima, OH

Renovation of The Birth Place at St. Rita’s Medical Center

Oh baby! Your gift for a modern, updated labor & delivery unit will give families a comfortable place for a safe birthing experience here in Lima.
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| Mercy Health — Irvine, KY

Commemorative Bricks

Engraved bricks can be purchased in honor of someone special or to celebrate a milestone occasion. And proceeds benefit the Foundation to enhance quality health care at Mercy Health Marcum and Wallace Hospital.
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| Mercy Health — Toledo, OH

Toledo Mission Partners

Make an impact on the quality healthcare that neighbors across northwest Ohio depend on. As a Toledo Mission Partner you and your company will enjoy special benefits of membership including connecting with other members, meeting Mercy Health leaders and learning about important Toledo area services that make our community a better place to live and work.
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| Mercy Health — Toledo, OH

Champions for Children

Make a difference in the lives of children and students in our community with an annual tax-deductible membership gift of at least $400. Champions for Children members are invited to special networking events for updates from Mercy Health and Mercy College of Ohio leaders. Annually, members select a youth-related project to benefit from their collective giving. Champions for Children members standing together make a greater impact!
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| Mercy Health — Paducah, KY

Little Miracles Recognition Wall

Purchase a star or cloud on the Recognition Wall that will be inscribed with your personal message. Your support of the Little Miracles Birthing Center can commemorate the birth of your newest family member or honor a special caregiver or loved one.
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Your Impact

associate impact | Mercy Health - Cincinnati, OH

Meet Briearra Kennedy

As part of Mercy Serves, Brierra connects vulnerable Mercy Health patients with supportive services. She's grateful for donors who make programs like Mercy Serves possible.

donor | Mercy Health - Paducah, KY

Rickey Joe’s Story

Rickey Joe's father spent five years in hospice and home health care before passing. He says Mercy Health made that time special, so now, he gives back.

impact | Mercy Health - Toledo, OH

Laura Danko’s Story

Laura's unmanaged diabetes had her in and out of the ICU. Thanks to donor support, the Mercy Outreach Program was able to step in and support her at a critical time.

donor | Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

Meet Art Collins

Art and his wife believe in giving back. They want their community to have the best health care. So they made a planned gift to the Foundation by using a Qualified Charitable Distribution from Art's IRA.

impact | Mercy Health - Cincinnati, OH

Meet Teri Reynolds

After her cancer diagnosis, Mercy Health Oncology Nurse Navigators handled all the logistics of treatment for Teri and provided her with comfort. Donors like you help make the Nurse Navigator program possible.

impact | Mercy Health - Lima, OH

Meet Bill Wannemacher

Thanks to donors, Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center became certified in comprehensive stroke care just in time to save Bill's life.

impact | Mercy Health - Lorain, OH

Ethelia Bryant’s Story

Thanks to donors, Mercy Health - Lorain Hospital can offer music therapy to patients. For Ethelia and her family, it was medication for the soul.

donor | Mercy Health - Springfield, OH

Meet Wendy Doolittle

Wendy's experience chairing a hospital board helped inform her view on the importance of local health care. That's why she's been a Mercy Health Foundation supporter for more than ten years.

impact | Mercy Health - Paducah, KY

Meet Andraka Royster

By supporting neonatal services at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital, you helped Andraka stay close to family at a critical time—when she gave birth to 35-week-old Zhamonte.

associate impact | Mercy Health - Irvine, KY

Jeanna Angel’s Story

Donors like you helped fund a new Lavender Room, which is a quiet space that offers respite to health care workers like Jeanna. And a little rest can help a lot with improving patient care.

impact | Mercy Health - Springfield, OH

Lt. Felix Shanahan’s Story

When health care starts outside the hospital, donors help provide essential life-saving training to EMS officers like Felix to bridge the gap.

donor | Mercy Health - Lorain, OH

Meet John Rinaldi

After 50 years in comedy, the legendary Lil John wanted a new way to help people. Mercy Health Foundation Lorain aligns with his goal of serving those most in need.

impact | Mercy Health - Toledo, OH

Meet Carl & Kathy

Your gifts provided the tools, like a car simulator, that Carl needed to regain independence after injuries and surgeries.

donor | Mercy Health - Youngstown, OH

Meet Lisa Barrass

Lisa loves going to St. Joes at the Mall so much that she's become a Mercy Health donor to help support it. Having a place to exercise, she says, is important to keeping her community healthy.

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Events

4 Mar
Event | Mercy Health - Paducah, KY

23rd Annual Mardi Gras & All That Jazz

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Carson Center for the Performing Arts
100 Kentucky Ave

Paducah, KY 42003
2 Apr
Event | Mercy Health - Youngstown, OH

2025 Health Care Visionary Awards

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
DeYor Performing Arts Center
260 W. Federal St.
Youngstown, OH 44503

News

12/12/24
News | Mercy Health — Youngstown, OH

Community celebrates 100th anniversary of St. Joseph Warren Hospital

The dinner to commemorate St. Joseph Warren Hospital's centennial anniversary attracted quite the crowd. Mercy Health associates, hospital executives, event sponsors and local community members all attended.

12/10/24
News | Mercy Health — Irvine, KY

Donor-funded phlebotomy cart improves wait times for lab results

Supply carts like these help promote efficiency and organization, but they're also costly. Thanks to donors like you, lab staff at Mercy Health - Marcum and Wallace Hospital are no longer without one.

12/09/24
News | Mercy Health — Paducah, KY

Mercy Health Lourdes receives grant for monitor that improves pregnancy outcomes

The grant funded a portable fetal monitor, a critical tool for assessing pregnant patients—especially during medical emergencies.

12/05/24
News | Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation accepts 2024 AHP High Performers’ Awards

The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) has awarded Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation as one of the most productive health system foundations in North America. This means donors like you can be sure that when you give, every dollar is maximized for the causes and programs you care about the most.

11/22/24
News | Bon Secours — Richmond, VA

Construction of a new Cancer Clinic and Outpatient Infusion Center begins

A ceremonial wall breaking marked the start of construction. The new Cancer Clinic and Outpatient Infusion Center at Rappahannock General Hospital is made possible by donors like you.

11/21/24
News | Bon Secours — Richmond, VA

Bon Secours’ 2nd annual Violence Response Team Gala draws large crowd

Guests and sponsors helped raise $300,000 for the Violence Response Team's expansion to Southside Medical Center!

11/13/24
News | Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

Foundation President Tim Koder honored with EBE Lifetime Achievement Award

The Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence program's Davenport-Longenecker Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals who have made a lifetime of positive impact on the business community in northwest Ohio.

11/11/24
News | Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

2024 Foundation Invitational a million-dollar success

More than 100 guests attended Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation's annual premiere golf fundraiser at TPC Sawgrass. The four-day event featured educational sessions, dinners, an auction, entertainment, contests and golfing at one of the country's top courses.

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