Meet Briearra Kennedy

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Briearra is helping connect patients with services, thanks to your support for programs like Mercy Serves Mercy Serves is an innovative program made possible by your support. The program focuses on matching vulnerable patients with available services. Briearra Kennedy is part of Mercy Serves. The program is a partnership with AmeriCorps, the federal agency for…

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Meet Art Collins

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A Qualified Charitable Distribution is a win-win for Art and the Foundation Art Collins and his wife believe in giving back. The tax savings of a planned gift using a QCD mean they have more to give. Art Collins and his wife donate regularly to the Foundation because they know that quality health care is…

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Free mammograms empowered women at Breast Birthday Ever

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Mercy Health Foundation Greater Cincinnati celebrated Dr. Alaba Robinson’s birthday with a women’s health fair Thanks to donor support, nearly 80 women received free mammograms that day On August 23, area residents flocked to Dr. Robinson’s Breast Birthday Ever. As always, it was open to the public in the parking lot outside Mercy Health –…

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Meet Teri Reynolds

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Donor support of nurse navigators was a blessing for Teri during breast cancer treatment Teri Reynolds felt frightened and overwhelmed after a routine mammogram revealed a lump in her breast, which was diagnosed as cancer. Donations toward Mercy Health Oncology Nurse Navigators provided vital comfort. Her navigators guided her through the maze of appointments, tests…

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Meet David Bartish

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David invests in nursing education to honor his last wife Joyce Bartish loved being a nurse. She found a family of like-minded caregivers at Mercy Health – West Hospital, where she worked for 22 years. Joyce passed away in 2017, but her memory lives on through the Joyce Bartish Educational Fund. “Her passion was bedside…

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Jim Crosby’s Story

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Thanks to you, Mercy Health – Jewish Hospital started the Clinical Pastoral Education program that Jim joined As part of the first Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Jewish Hospital, Jim Crosby is enhancing his ability to serve others. He is grateful to Mercy Health Foundation donors like you for the opportunity. There is a…

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Meet Uyon Johnson

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Uyon gives back to Mercy Health to pass on the blessings she has received in her role Uyon Johnson believes that increased awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion is integral to the mission of Mercy Health. As such, Uyon takes her role of leading Mercy’s Leadership Councils for Diversity & Inclusion very seriously. Fortunately for…

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Carol Oerther’s Story

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Carol gives because she loves having a front-row seat to Mercy Health filling people’s greatest needs Carol Oerther spent more than three decades in real estate connecting people with the perfect home. Now in retirement, she’s connecting people with compassionate, high-quality health care. As a Mercy Health Foundation donor and hospital volunteer, she has a…

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Meet Tanyika Prather

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Donor support means Produce Perks delivers healthy groceries right to Tanyika’s doorstep Tanyika Prather is a busy working mom. Until recently, she also had a host of ailments. She suffered from chronic headaches. She was overweight. She had no energy to meet the demands of her busy life and job in corporate America. Repeated visits…

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Amy Fink’s Story

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Thanks to your support for nursing excellence, Amy and other Mercy Health nurses attend educational conferences The patient care issues Amy Fink encounters at Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital are not unique to Cincinnati. At the annual ANCC National Magnet Conference last fall, she learned all about shared experiences in nursing. Your generosity allowed her and…

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