Mercy Health Lourdes Receives Grant from Kosair for Kids

A doctor uses a portable fetal monitor on a pregnant patient's stomach to check the heartbeat of a fetus.

The grant funded a Giraffe Incubator for Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital The device, which combines the separate technologies of an incubator and radiant warmer, is an essential feature of the special nursery at Lourdes. Medical emergencies during pregnancy represent a huge challenge for rural care providers. But thanks to Kosair for Kids, Mercy Health…

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Amiya’s Story

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Paisley was born premature, but in caring hands thanks to you During her second pregnancy, Amiya Dibble suffered from life-threatening high blood pressure. As a result, she gave birth to daughter Paisley at St. Francis Eastside Hospital after only 32 weeks. At just over 3 pounds, tiny Paisley was in respiratory distress and had to…

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Alexis’s Story

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Your support helps provide essential resources for young moms like Alexis The first time that Alexis Williams got pregnant, she was fifteen years old. Her mom knew that she would need help. Thankfully, donor-supported programs like Resource Mothers from Mercy Health — Lorain Hospital were there to help her daughter. “It felt like my Resource…

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Amanda’s Story

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Giulietta received an early diagnosis thanks to your gift Four-year old Giulietta Caponi’s cough wouldn’t go away. Her family brought her to Mercy Health Wellington Primary Care for a chest X-ray to see what the issue was. Not all primary care clinics offer imaging, but Wellington does because your gift contributed to the purchase of…

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Mary Ann’s Story

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Thanks to you, the Morrisons were ready to meet their baby With four children now, Mary Ann Morrison feels like a pro at bringing babies into this world. But that wasn’t always the case. Like all new mothers-to-be, she didn’t know what to expect. “When I had our first, I took a childbirth class and…

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Meet Michelle Lucius

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Donors to Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital Family Birthing Center ensured that Michelle received the best care When it came time to have her baby, Michelle Lucius looked no further than the new Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital Family Birthing Center. Donor gifts provided everything she needed to have her baby, delivered locally among family…

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Meet Andraka Royster

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Andraka’s premature baby got the specialized neonatal care he needed, thanks to donors Andraka Royster and her newborn, Zhamonte, were among the first patients to take advantage of the new neonatology services Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital. Baby Zhamonte was born premature at 35 weeks. He needed oxygen, something that previously would have required a…

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Meet Courtney Clough

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Your support for perinatal bereavement provided comfort to Courtney during her traumatic loss Courtney Clough was halfway through her pregnancy when a routine checkup turned her world upside down. Tragically, tests revealed that her baby’s heart had stopped. Donors provided Courtney and her family access to the Perinatal Bereavement Program at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate…

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Meet Megan Conner

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Megan and Ben’s children were born healthy thanks to the Special Care Nursery that you support Megan Conner chose Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center for the birth of her first child. Looking back, she’s very glad she did. Thanks to you, St. Rita’s Special Care Nursery was prepared to care for Megan’s newborn…

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Meet Sherrhia Braggs

A young mom and her new baby stand beside a lake on a summer day.

Sherrhia’s baby is off to a great start in life, thanks to donors like you As a mother of two, Sherrhia Braggs thought she knew everything there was to know about pregnancy. But your gift allowed her to experience something new when she was pregnant with her third child: support. “I felt much more prepared…

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