Carol Oerther’s Story

An elderly woman volunteers at the reception desk of a hospital.

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

A worker delivers fresh, healthy groceries to someone in their home.

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

A young nurse stands outside in front of a spruce tree.

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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Graduate Medical Education

The Campaign for Graduate Medical Education Invest in Cincinnati’s Future Physicians Make a gift to help train the best doctors that will care for you and your loved ones in the years to come Donate Invest in tomorrow’s doctors for a future of great health care in Cincinnati Your gift will help expand Mercy Health’s…

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Meet Chloe

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.…

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Janet Reid’s Story

An elderly woman stands outside under a tree on a fall day.

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…

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Heather’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…

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Barbara 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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Rebecca Keep’s Story

You make annual breast cancer screenings possible for Rebecca For Rebecca Keep, a life of service has come full circle, thanks to your support of the Mercy Health Foundation and assistance programs like the Kim Z. Imaging Fund. Rebecca and her family spent years as missionaries in the Philippines, providing both spiritual and medical care…

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Meet Curtis Yuskewich

You helped Curtis get life-saving emergency care to survive cardiac arrest Timing is everything. Just ask Curtis Yuskewich, who credits your support of Mercy Health’s Anderson Hospital for saving his life. Curtis, a firefighter and paramedic, was working out at a local gym with plans to go deer hunting afterward. During his workout, Curtis went…

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