Detective Cobb’s Story
Detective Cobb gives to honor a nurse fighting on the front lines against COVID-19 When Detective Steven Cobb was volunteering at an orphanage in Thailand, he worked with a Mercy Health nurse practitioner who made a lasting impression on him long after he returned to the United States. “Serving other people in uncomfortable places and…
Read MoreMeet Beverly Jones
Beverly’s breast cancer was found early, thanks to your gift for the mobile mammography unit For Beverly Jones, your gift means she can easily get her annual mammogram because Mercy Health’s mobile mammography unit makes it so convenient. And that convenience likely saved Beverly’s life! Your donation supports the mammography van that is deployed from …
Read MoreMeet Mitesh
You help Mitesh’s neighbors get fresh, nutritious foods for their families You probably don’t think twice about buying fresh fruits and vegetables when you go to the grocery store. But for many in our community, they can’t afford healthy produce or they live in a food desert, where fresh foods aren’t available at local markets.…
Read MoreMeet Terry & Lisa
Terry is grateful for your help while recovering from a bone marrow transplant that means he can’t work Lisa Hardesty looks forward to having an afternoon picnic at the park with her husband again. But first, Terry has to recover from a bone marrow transplant he received last fall. Terry has been living with leukemia…
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.…
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You helped Chloe find her career passion while helping people with substance abuse issues When Chloe Caplinger was in her final semester working toward a degree in advanced medical imaging, she realized she wanted to do more. Because of you, a volunteer program at Mercy Health inspired Chloe to pursue a career in rural medicine.…
Read MoreJanet Reid’s Story
Janet gives to support Mercy Health’s faith-based mission of caring for people in your community Janet Reid is a local business leader, but for two decades she’s also supported Mercy Health in her community by serving on leadership committees and through giving regular donations to Mercy Health Foundation Greater Cincinnati. She believes in the mission…
Read MoreHeather’s Story
You helped Heather stay near the hospital for daily cancer treatments Heather Strait’s world turned upside down the day she was diagnosed with leukemia. Your gift gave her one less thing to worry about during months of cancer treatments. It all started one day when Heather and her family were moving. She went to the…
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…
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