Mercy Health celebrates new name for Cancer Center in Lorain

People with pairs of giant scissors stand in a line to cut a big ribbon.

A ribbon cutting introduced the revamped Mercy Health – O’Brien Cancer Center The new name honors a beloved Lorain community member On April 25, Mercy Health Foundation Lorain held a ribbon cutting in Elyria, OH, to reveal the Cancer Center’s new name and look. The updated Mercy Health – O’Brien Cancer Center honors the daughter…

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Meet Sherrhia Braggs

A young mom and her new baby stand beside a lake on a summer day.

Sherrhia’s baby is off to a great start in life, thanks to donors like you As a mother of two, Sherrhia Braggs thought she knew everything there was to know about pregnancy. But your gift allowed her to experience something new when she was pregnant with her third child: support. “I felt much more prepared…

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Meet Krista Jones

A middle-aged woman stands in front of the fireplace in her home.

You helped Mercy Health – New Life Hospice lift an emotional burden from Krista and her family Krista Jones’ mother was suffering from cancer and dementia. Her father was already in end-of-life care in a nearby town. Together, it was a lot for Krista and her family to manage. “I have six children and they…

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Ryan Brady’s Story

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Ryan turned his business relationship with Mercy Health into a more purposeful relationship with the Foundation At Brady Signs, Ryan Brady works with many local businesses in Lorain. His relationship with Mercy Health has far surpassed the typical customer-vendor one. “We’ve had the opportunity to work with the great people at Mercy Health over the…

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2026 Lorain Scholarships

Scholarships 2026 Lorain Scholarships Applications for scholarships and our humanitarian award are open now Applications are due by May 1, 2026 A good education is important to prepare people for the future and to open up more opportunities in life. When Lorain’s residents succeed, our community is a better place to call home. Many of…

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Mobile Mammography

Interior of a mobile mammography van.

Giving Opportunity Mobile Mammography Donate When women can’t get to their mammogram appointment, take the mammogram to them A $1.5 million fundraising effort will purchase and equip a motorcoach for a new Mobile Mammography Clinic to visit communities across northeast Ohio Women are busy and too often they don’t prioritize their own health. It’s just…

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Graduate Medical Education

Giving Opportunity Graduate Medical Education Donate New medical residency program recruits talented physicians to Lorain A donation to Graduate Medical Education is an investment in the health care you and your family will depend on in the years ahead An effort to raise more than $1 million is under way to launch a new Graduate…

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Meet Carol Radefeld

An elderly woman walks through a court yard in the fall.

Carol gives because the work of Mercy Health Foundation Lorain inspires her Carol Radefeld grew up in a small, rural town, so she understood poverty. Or so she thought. “My husband and I did medical mission work,” she said. “We saw real poverty and a real lack of medical care. It was so disheartening and…

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News

News 04/22/26 News | Mercy Health — Lorain, OH Mercy Health Invests in the Next Generation of Physicians With New Residency Program Mercy Health has launched a new Family Medicine Residency program and opened the Anthony Center for Graduate Medical Education, made possible in part by a gift from Dr. James Anthony and his wife…

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Events

Events 10 Sep Event | Mercy Health – Lorain, OH Taste 2026 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm LCCC John A. Spitzer Conference Center1005 Abbe Rd NElyria, OH 44035

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