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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Meet Bill Wannemacher

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Donor support for stroke care at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center helped save Bill’s life Bill Wannemacher woke up one morning at 4 a.m. in obvious distress. His wife Suzanne could tell from his difficulty speaking that he was having a stroke. But, at the time, she didn’t know he was suffering a…

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Carl Berger’s Story

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Carl gives to Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima so his neighbors can get great care here in Lima As a Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima donor for more than 30 years, Carl Berger makes sure folks in his community have access to care right here at home. “The fact that people with serious illnesses can…

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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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Doug Litsey’s Story

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Because you support the Henry & Beverly Hawk Vascular & Heart Center, Doug gets cardiac care right in Lima More than 20 years ago, Doug Litsey learned he had serious heart issues. Thanks to your support of the Henry & Beverly Hawk Vascular & Heart Center at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center, he…

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Meet Mark Jarvis

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Mark gives because Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima is important for his whole region Mark Jarvis began his relationship with Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center as far back as one can. “I was born there 60 years ago. In the years since, I have received compassionate, high-quality care there. So has my family,”…

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Andrew Green’s Story

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Thanks to your support of inpatient rehab, Andrew is back to work after a harrowing experience with COVID Hard work, determination and your help are what Andrew Green counted on to get back on his feet. In March 2021, he was hospitalized with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator. He wasn’t taken off the ventilator…

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Make Your Gift Go Twice as Far

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Giving Opportunity Make Your Gift Go Twice as Far Double Your Impact Keep the best health care available for everyone Donate Matching funds are available to DOUBLE your holiday donation! Have twice the impact on health care here in our community—for your loved ones, your neighbors… and you! Gifts to Mercy Health Foundation Greater Lima improve health…

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Mercy Club

Giving Opportunity Mercy Club Step Up for Mercy Health St. Rita’s Medical Center Give today toward your next Mercy Club recognition level Donate Take your giving to the next level! Mercy Club is an honor reserved for our most dependable and generous donors Join the club! Donors who give at least $100 a year are…

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