Meet Dr. Zona

A senior couple smile while they pose for a photo together outside. They're wearing cardigans and sunglasses.

Chris and Barbara give to carry on the mission of St. Luke’s Hospital Dr. Chris Zona was a physician at St. Luke’s Hospital before it was acquired by Mercy Health. Today, he is the director of Mercy Health – St. Luke’s Family Medicine Residency, where he continues to care for his patients. He and his…

Read More

Meet Michelle Lucius

A young wife and husband are outside playing with their baby on a sunny summer day.

Donors to Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital Family Birthing Center ensured that Michelle received the best care When it came time to have her baby, Michelle Lucius looked no further than the new Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital Family Birthing Center. Donor gifts provided everything she needed to have her baby, delivered locally among family…

Read More

Mobile Mammography Van heads to Toledo public libraries

The Mercy Health Greater Toledo Mobile Mammography van stationed in a parking lot on a sunny summer day.

Mercy Health expands access to screenings by partnering with Toledo Lucas County Public Library system The Mobile Mammography Van, supported by Mercy Health Foundation Greater Toledo donors, plans to visit libraries throughout 2025 For busy women, it can be hard to find time for their annual mammogram. Gaps in transportation or medical insurance only exacerbate…

Read More

Laura Danko’s Story

An older woman smiles while standing outside in a garden, in front of a wooden trellis. Her hair is long and blonde, and styled up in a pony tail.

Thanks to your support for Mercy Outreach, Laura gets the support she needs to manage her chronic illnesses Laura Danko was very sick. She was in and out of the hospital and in and out of ICU with complications from her unmanaged diabetes. Fortunately for Laura, your donation supports the Mercy Outreach Program for chronic…

Read More

Meet Art Collins

An elderly gentleman with glasses smiles while standing in his sunlit dining room.

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…

Read More

Meet Carl & Kathy

A senior couple sit on a brown leather sofa in their home.

Your support provided the rehabilitation tools Carl needed to live at home with his wife, Kathy Kathy Schulz could see the toll several falls and multiple surgeries had on her husband Carl. She worried he might never get back to how he was before. “After his second surgery, Carl was left like an infant. He…

Read More

KaZonté’s Story

A professional woman standing next to a sign for Mercy Health – Toledo Trauma Recovery Center.

KaZonté’s work with victims of violent crime at the Trauma Recovery Center is possible thanks to you Thanks to gifts from donors like you, KaZonté Allen and her colleagues can provide specialized care in their community to those who really need it. KaZonté is a social worker and therapist at the Mercy Health – Toledo…

Read More

Meet Bridget Deegan-Krause

An older woman smiles while sitting in her house.

Bridget gives to Mercy Health Foundation to be part of the healing ministry of Jesus Bridget Deegan-Krause sees the healing ministry of Mercy Health in action every day. Her work as a chaplain and ministry formation facilitator, as well as her role on the Mercy Health Toledo market board, gives her a front row seat.…

Read More

St. Luke’s Foundation merger

Former St. Luke’s Foundation merges with Mercy Health Foundation Greater Toledo to continue its legacy The merger follows McLaren Health Care’s closure of St. Luke’s Hospital After McLaren announced the closure of St. Luke’s facilities in Maumee, Ohio, in 2023, Mercy Health agreed to purchase the physical assets and offer employment to St. Luke’s medical…

Read More