Meet Floyd & Christine
Floyd and Christine give because they enjoy sharing their blessings Floyd and Christine Trouten count themselves as fortunate and believe it is important to share their prosperity when they can. Floyd has served Mercy Health Foundation in many capacities, even jumping in as head of the stewardship committee and treasurer before. But he and Christine…
Read MoreMeet Carol Radefeld
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…
Read MoreIsabel Valadez’s Story
A Rising Stars internship inspired Isabel’s love of physical therapy, thanks to you In high school, Isabel Valadez started to dream of a future in health care. But it wasn’t until her mother came home from work one day with news of an exciting internship program that her dream began to take shape. Isabel’s mother…
Read MoreMeet Aimee Kuhlman
Your generosity helped Aimee start a support group for her fellow breast cancer patients Aimee Kuhlman had a great network of family and friends to keep her going when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. But, she knows everyone does not have the same support system in place. With your help, Aimee revived…
Read MoreDr. Patel’s Story
You help Dr. Patel take health care from the hospital into neighborhoods across Lima Improving community health in a region the size of Greater Lima requires an all-hands-on-deck approach and an openness to collaboration. Most importantly, it needs leaders. Dr. Jaymin Patel is one such leader. As a resident, he is coordinating Mercy Health’s mobile…
Read MoreMeet Kevin Buettner
Thanks to you, Kevin got fast, life-saving treatment for a stroke During a family gathering on Palm Sunday, Kevin Buettner started feeling a bit dizzy, and just not quite right. His family knew something was wrong when he asked them to call for an ambulance. Kevin was having a stroke as he was rushed to…
Read MoreMeet Tim Detty
Tim gives to ease the fears of hospitalized children Tim Detty remembers what it was like to be a 5-year-old child in the hospital with pneumonia. “It was frightening to be that young and in an oxygen tent,” he said. Tim still has a teddy bear he received from the hospital staff—a small gesture of…
Read MoreTami Conley’s Story
Hospice helped Tami care for her grandmother and mother, thanks to you Losing two family members in two years is hard for anyone. But when Tami Conley lost both her grandmother and her mother within two years, it was Mercy Health Hospice in Lima that helped the family get through a horrible time. “When my…
Read MoreDesirea Johnson’s Story
Desirea is a Mercy Health Foundation Power Hour donor because of the hospice nurses who cared for her family Mercy Health angels touched Desirea Johnson’s life many years ago, and now, that experience guides her decision to donate to Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley. The 29-year-old medical laboratory technician became a Power Hour donor as…
Read MoreMeet Ellen Stotts
Ellen gives to Mercy Health Foundation Irvine because Mercy Health takes care of her as an associate As director of nursing at Mercy Health – Marcum and Wallace Hospital, Ellen Stotts is on the front lines of health care at her hospital. She sees the needs every day—in patients, in the community, in the hospital…
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