Molly Frost’s Story
Thanks to you, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital had the tools to save Molly’s life from stroke multiple times Molly Frost recalls vividly the moment during her first brain bleed stroke that she was asked which hospital she wanted to go to. “I said I wanted to go to St. Mary’s,” she says. “I was…
Read MoreMeet Debra Long
Thanks to you, Debra had life-changing bariatric surgery Debra Long’s life before her bariatric surgery was painful and unhealthy. She was overweight, borderline diabetic and in need of a knee replacement. Even going up a flight of stairs hurt. She found relief at the Bon Secours Hampton Roads bariatric surgery program at Mary Immaculate Hospital,…
Read MoreMeet Nancy Rowe
You’re helping Nancy stay active while she recovers from a broken hip at East Pavilion Nancy Rowe has always been one busy lady. Even an extended stay at Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center’s skilled care and long-term care facility, East Pavilion, to recover from a broken hip isn’t slowing down this 86-year-old. “At one point…
Read MoreMeet Melody Slone
You provided a way for Melody to keep her mind off being in the hospital: a library book cart Melody Slone spent a month and a half receiving antibiotics in Marcum and Wallace Hospital. While there, she watched television to pass the time, but mostly she missed being home. “The worst thing about being in…
Read MorePatient Care
Cause Patient Care Make a Difference Ensure every person gets excellent, compassionate care Donate Everyone deserves great health care, close to home Specialized medical care allows people to heal here in our community Our donors make a difference every day in many ways, large and small. The skilled and compassionate care you expect from Mercy…
Read MoreMeet Carey Kuznar
Carey gives back to Mercy Health to honor her family’s legacy Carey Kuznar learned the importance of giving at a young age. “My passion for giving comes from my parents, who always gave back in a very visual way,” she said. “They served their communities through volunteering and giving dollars to organizations. They even included…
Read MoreMeet Alison Connor
Your donations purchased UV sanitizing lights that kill coronavirus, much to Alison’s relief During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to quickly make hospital rooms ready and available for new patients took on more urgency. Your donations made that possible by purchasing new ultraviolet lights that take sanitizing rooms used for isolation patients to a new…
Read MoreLucille’s Story
You help Lucille get the treatment and medications she needs for her chronic heart failure Lucille McClendon didn’t know the best ways to manage her chronic heart failure and could not afford the medications she needed for her condition. She got very ill and ended up in the hospital to get her symptoms under control.…
Read MoreBarbara Begley’s Story
Barbara gives to do whatever she can to help other people Barbara Begley gives to Mercy Health Foundation Greater Cincinnati to say “thank you” for the extraordinary bedside manner her husband receives from Mercy Health staff. Barbara has seen it first-hand as the primary caregiver for her husband, Dick, who is facing the effects of…
Read MoreMeet Dr. Johnson-Threat
Dr. Johnson-Threat gives to the Good Help Fund to help her patients continue healing once they’re home As a care provider, Dr. Yvette Johnson-Threat understands the importance of continuing a patient’s care after they leave the hospital. “We do a lot of work trying to improve the health of patients while they’re with us,” she…
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