Mercy Health Lourdes Receives Grant from Kosair for Kids
The grant funded a Giraffe Incubator for Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospital The device, which combines the separate technologies of an incubator and radiant warmer, is an essential feature of the special nursery at Lourdes. Medical emergencies during pregnancy represent a huge challenge for rural care providers. But thanks to Kosair for Kids, Mercy Health…
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GIFT PLANNING Year-end charitable giving tips Give wisely, leave a legacy Discover how gift planning can maximize your impact today and after your lifetime One Big Beautiful Bill Act Why charitable giving matters more than ever The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act brings sweeping changes to tax and estate planning—making charitable giving more…
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A legacy of gratitude — Buddy Wilton’s vision for giving more by giving wisely Gratitude inspires E. Carlton “Buddy” Wilton, Jr. to give to the Foundation. And over the years he has learned a few tricks to maximize his generosity to have the greatest impact. That’s why he has made “blended” gifts to the Foundation…
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Your gift helped provide state-of-the-art technology, and now sexual assault victims can pursue the justice they deserve. Thanks to you, sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) Sherece Sullivan is done with seeing victims dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Your gift provided Mercy Health — Lourdes Hospital with the high-tech equipment SANE nurses use to…
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Why I Give: My giving honors my family Mark Meeker, and his late wife Sharon, started giving to Mercy Health Foundation Lourdes after experiencing the amazing care her father M.L. Driskill received in hospice. They saw it again a few years later when Sharon’s mother, Imogene, also needed care. The personal impact of those services…
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Thanks to you, the Morrisons were ready to meet their baby With four children now, Mary Ann Morrison feels like a pro at bringing babies into this world. But that wasn’t always the case. Like all new mothers-to-be, she didn’t know what to expect. “When I had our first, I took a childbirth class and…
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Why I Give: I’ve always wanted to care for others Donna Drake grew up caring for her mother, who suffered from cerebral palsy, and other family members. It’s not surprising that she became a nurse. “I guess all my life I’ve been a caregiver,” she says. “At Mercy Health Lourdes, I worked 29 years, mostly…
Read MoreBillie’s Story
Nurses are calm and confident in emergencies, thanks to you Nothing is more frightening than seeing a newborn infant struggle – and fail – to breathe on its own. And nothing is more awe-inspiring than seeing a calm, confident nurse resuscitate that child. Then, place it in its mother’s arms. Because of your support, nurses…
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MRIs are less stressful, thanks to you Unless you’ve had an MRI test, it’s hard to explain how it can feel. Many say it’s scary, claustrophobic, suffocating – all words that could be used to describe the process. But, thanks to you, patients at Mercy Health are changing those words to calming, relaxing and easy.…
Read MoreRickey Joe’s Story
Ricky Joe gives to Mercy Health – Lourdes Hospice to express thanks for the care his father received For most families facing an end-of-life situation, hospice care is a blessing. For Rickey Joe Keeling’s father, it was also the gift of time with his father. “Dad was a WWII vet who fought in the Battle…
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