Anderson HealthPlex Hosts East Side Fun Runs
If you are looking to have fun, meet new people, get in some exercise and enjoy tasty local brews this summer, you can do all four at the East Side Fun Run, a popular program that’s returning to the Mercy Health – Anderson HealthPlex.
Learn MoreAnderson Hospital Physician Scholarships
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that the Physicians Charitable Foundation of Anderson Hospital has awarded $15,000 in college scholarships to seven local students as well as $2,500 in awards. Congressman Brad Wenstrup joined the physicians in announcing the scholarship winners during a ceremony at the Anderson Township Government Office.
Learn MoreBe Part of the Largest Swimming Lesson on June 22
Mercy Health – Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, invites the community to enjoy a free swimming lesson and participate in the eighth annual World's Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL). WLSL is a global event taking place in 500 locations in more 20 countries on Thursday, June 22, to emphasize that swimming lessons save lives. Cincinnati takes part in the WLSL from 1:15-1:45 p.m. and swimmers of all ages can come for a free swimming lesson at the Mercy Health - Anderson, Fairfield and Queen City HealthPlexes.
Learn MoreBlood Drive at West Hospital June 13
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that West Hospital is hosting a blood drive from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13. The blood drive will take place in the hospital’s auditorium and is open to the community, as well as physicians, nurses and hospital staff. You can schedule your donation time by visiting www.hoxworth.org/groups/mercywest or calling 513-451-0910.
Learn MoreClermont Hospital Guild Volunteer of the Year and Scholarship Winners
The Guild of Mercy Health – Clermont Hospital held its annual Volunteers Awards Luncheon in May. At the luncheon, the Guild named Susan Combs as the 2016 Volunteer of the Year, presented certificates of achievement to volunteers for the hours of service they have provided and announced that it was awarding three $1,000 scholarships to local high school students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.
Learn MoreClermont Hospital Medical Staff Gives Scholarships
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that the Medical Staff of Clermont Hospital has awarded $18,000 in college scholarships to nine local high school students pursuing careers in healthcare.
Learn MoreExpanded Options for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that Mercy Health Physician and cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon Donald Buckley, MD has replaced the aortic valves of three patients of Mercy Health – The Heart Institute with the INTUITY Elite valve system. He performed the first procedure using the new valve system at Mercy Health – Anderson Hospital in March.
Learn MoreFamily Medicine Specialist Joins Mercy Health Physicians
Mercy Health – Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that Family Medicine specialist James Krempasky, DO has joined Mercy Health Physicians.
Learn MoreInternal Medicine and Pediatrics Specialist Joins Mercy Health Physicians
Mercy Health – Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that Internal Medicine and Pediatrics specialist Darcey Thornton, MD has joined Mercy Health Physicians.
Learn MoreJoint Commission Certifies Blood Cancer Center
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Bone Marrow Transplant Certification. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
Learn MoreJuly Mobile Mammography Schedule
Give yourself and everyone who loves you the gift of peace of mind. Schedule your annual mammogram today and encourage your friends and family to do the same. It’s easy with Mercy Health – Cincinnati’s Mobile Mammography program, which has two mobile units offering you screening mammograms in 15 minutes at locations convenient to your home or workplace.
Learn MoreMercy Health Earns Recognition for Advancing Colorectal Cancer Screening
Mercy Health, a Catholic health ministry serving Ohio and Kentucky, announces that it has received Blue Star Recognition from the Ohio Partners for Cancer Control (OPPC). This recognition acknowledges that Mercy Health is a hospital system that has taken extraordinary measures to advance initiatives supporting the goal to screen 80% of adults 50 and over for colorectal cancer by 2018.
Learn MoreMercy Health Farmers Market Every Wednesday at Community Action Agency
Mercy Health – Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces the return of its weekly farmers market to increase community access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other foods. This year’s farmers market will take place at the Community Action Agency (CAA) from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday from June 14 through September 27. The CAA is located off Reading Road at 1740 Langdon Farm Road in Bond Hill.
Learn MoreMercy Health Offers Non-Surgical Treatment for Angina
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that Mercy Health Physician and cardiologist Vansh Puri, MD can offer patients with angina a non-surgical treatment option with long-term results.
Learn MorePalliative Care Discussion at Mayerson JCC on July 12
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that The Jewish Hospital - Mercy Health’s free speaker series continues at the Mayerson JCC on Wednesday, July 12 with “Palliative care for patients and families: how comprehensive care helps manage the symptoms of a serious illness.”
Learn MorePrediabetes Education Class Schedule
If you need help managing pre-diabetes, Mercy Health - Cincinnati can help. Register today for pre-diabetes education classes offered at convenient Mercy Health locations throughout the community. Pre-diabetes is a condition that forms before diabetes. It means that a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal but aren’t high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Usually a fasting blood sugar level of 100-125 mg/dl indicates pre-diabetes.
Learn MoreQuit Smoking Classes in Fairfield in July
Summertime and the breathing is easy – if you’re an ex-smoker that is. Will this be the summer you finally kick the habit and quit smoking? If so, Mercy Health can help with a free series of smoking cessation education classes starting at Mercy Health – Fairfield Hospital in July.
Learn MoreQuit Smoking Classes on the West Side in July
Feeling the heat for being a smoker? Make this summer be the season you finally quit. Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, can help! We invite smokers and their families to register for a free series of quit smoking classes starting at Mercy Health – West Hospital in July.
Learn MoreSpeaker Series and Open House at StoneBridge Retirement Community
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, compassionate, quality care in your neighborhood through its care network, StoneBridge at Winton Woods, a scenic retirement community for active adults seeking a maintenance-free lifestyle, is hosting a speaker series and open house events in June and July.
Learn MoreThe Heart Institute Oxford Office Relocates
Mercy Health – Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that Mercy Health – The Heart Institute has relocated its office to a new location in Oxford. The new office is located at 270 S. Locust Street, Oxford, Ohio 45056 in the Tollgate Plaza (next to Kroger).
Learn MoreThe Jewish Hospital Offers Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality, compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that The Jewish Hospital offers a robotic-assisted, minimally-invasive option for patients who need pancreatic surgery.
Learn MoreThird AlterG Anti Gravity Treadmill Available in Bridgetown
Mercy Health – Cincinnati, which provides advanced, quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network, now has a third AlterG Anti-Gravity treadmill available at the new Bridgetown location. Mercy Health is the only healthcare provider in the tristate to offer this technology to patients at three different locations. The Bridgetown AlterG joins two existing units already in operation at the Anderson Township location since January 2015 and the Mason location since April 2016.
Learn MoreWest Hospital Earns Top Quality Award for Heart Failure Care
Mercy Health - Cincinnati, which provides advanced, compassionate, quality care in your neighborhood through its care network, announces that West Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation’s secondary prevention guidelines for patients with heart failure. The AHA/ACA also named West Hospital to the Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll.
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