Mercy Medical Center

Mercy Medical Center Recognized in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals 2021-2022" Edition

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Health care, Trauma centers, Health, Hospitals, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Mercy Hospital, ANCC, Mercy Medical Center, Nursing, Magnet Recognition Program, Children's Mercy Hospital

BALTIMORE, Md., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercy Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2021-2022.

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  • BALTIMORE, Md., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercy Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2021-2022.
  • In addition to this honor, Mercy recently re-earned Magnet certification for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
  • Founded in 1874 by The Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Medical Center is a university-affiliated Catholic hospital with a national reputation for women's health and orthopedics.
  • Mercy is home to the acclaimed Weinberg Center for Women's Health & Medicine and the $400+ million, 20-story Mary Catherine Bunting Center.

Mercy Medical Center Nurses and Supporters to Deliver Community Petition to Trustees Urging Trinity Health to Respect Nurses and Patients by Agreeing to a Fair Contract

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Health care, Health, Hospitals, Catholic charities, Nursing, Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, Mercy, National Nurses United

It is time to settle a fair contract with the nurses of Mercy Medical Center and invest in the future of our community."

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  • It is time to settle a fair contract with the nurses of Mercy Medical Center and invest in the future of our community."
  • The approximately 400 MNA nurses of Mercy Medical Center are negotiating a contract to succeed their contract that expired on December 31, 2020.
  • Trinity took over Mercy Medical Center in 2013 when it acquired Sisters of Providence through a merger with Catholic Health East.
  • Mercy nurses are seeking improved health insurance costs and a fair wage increase that will help retain and recruit nurses.

Mercy Medical Center's Nursing Excellence Once Again Honored with Prestigious Magnet® Recognition

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Friday, June 25, 2021
Health care, Health, Magnet Recognition Program, Nursing in the United States, Nursing, Mercy Medical Center, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Children's Minnesota

The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes the top health care organizations in the nation for providing nursing excellence.

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  • The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes the top health care organizations in the nation for providing nursing excellence.
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    "For the third consecutive time since 2011, Mercy Nursing has earned this coveted recognition.
  • Magnet is the most prestigious distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence," said Dr. David Maine, President and CEO, Mercy Health Services, Mercy Medical Center.
  • Magnet recognition has become the gold standard for nursing excellence and is taken into consideration when the public judges healthcare organizations.

Mercy Medical Center Nurses to Hold Informational Picket April 1 as Nurses Seek Patient Care and Working Condition Improvements and Corporate Owner Trinity Health Wants to Penalize Sick Time Use, Cut Other Hard-Earned Benefits

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Health care, Health, Hospitals, Nursing, Mercy Medical Center, Mercy, National Nurses United, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation

The approximately 400 MNA nurses of Mercy Medical Center are negotiating a contract to succeed their contract that expired on December 31, 2020.

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  • The approximately 400 MNA nurses of Mercy Medical Center are negotiating a contract to succeed their contract that expired on December 31, 2020.
  • Trinity Health took over Mercy Medical Center in 2013 when it acquired Sisters of Providence through a merger with Catholic Health East.
  • Mercy nurses know what their patients need and are calling for safer staffing levels to ensure high-quality care at all times.
  • Mercy nurses are seeking improved health insurance costs and a fair wage increase that will help retain and recruit nurses.

Vicinity Energy Extends 20-Year District Energy Contract with Mercy Medical Center, Including Steam Infrastructure Improvements and Chilled Water Service Expansion

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, Mechanical engineering, Chilled water, Chilled, Mercy Medical Center, Applied sciences, Technology, Articles

One of the top hospitals in Maryland, Mercy Medical Centers relationship with Vicinitys robust district energy system dates back to 1963.

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  • One of the top hospitals in Maryland, Mercy Medical Centers relationship with Vicinitys robust district energy system dates back to 1963.
  • Vicinity historically supplied 32,500 pounds per hour of steam to the entire campus and 425 tons of chilled water for the Weinberg Building annually.
  • With this new contract, Vicinity will now supply the Mercy campus with a total of 1,725 tons of chilled water per year from its central chilled water system, quadrupling the cooling output and bringing Mercy Medical Center's buildings under a single chilled water and steam agreement.
  • Vicinity will tie the district chilled water into Mercys existing chilled water facility to keep both resources available for added redundancy to the hospital.

Mercy Iowa City selects Allscripts SunriseTM

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Monday, March 22, 2021
Data management, Health, Technology, Practice Management, Other Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Geography of Iowa, States of the United States, Health care, Allscripts, Mercy, Iowa City, Iowa, Mercy Medical Center – Dubuque, Mercy Medical Center

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) announced today that Mercy Iowa City selected the Allscripts SunriseTM platform of health, run on Microsoft Azure, as the core electronic health record (EHR) for its community hospital.

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  • Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ: MDRX) announced today that Mercy Iowa City selected the Allscripts SunriseTM platform of health, run on Microsoft Azure, as the core electronic health record (EHR) for its community hospital.
  • Mercy Iowa City is an acute care hospital and regional referral center that draws patients from throughout Eastern Iowa.
  • The Mercy Iowa City campus near downtown Iowa City includes the hospital, medical office building, outpatient clinics, and cancer center.
  • At Mercy Iowa City, were committed to delivering an integrated care system to our community, said Sean Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Iowa City.

Saint Alphonsus Health System Responds to an Email Security Incident

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Thursday, March 4, 2021
Saint Alphonsus, Boise, Idaho, Alphonsus, Ontario, Oregon, Geography of Idaho, States of the United States, Trinity Health, Health care, St. Elizabeth Health Services, Mercy Medical Center

BOISE, Idaho, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint Alphonsus Health System is a regional multi-state health care system and part of Trinity Health, a large multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery system, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states.At Trinity Health and Saint Alphonsus, safety is a top priority including the safety of protected health information.

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  • BOISE, Idaho, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint Alphonsus Health System is a regional multi-state health care system and part of Trinity Health, a large multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery system, serving diverse communities that include more than 30 million people across 22 states.At Trinity Health and Saint Alphonsus, safety is a top priority including the safety of protected health information.
  • On January 6, 2021, Trinity Health and Saint Alphonsus became aware of unusual activity related to an employee email account.
  • As a faith-based Catholic ministry and not-for-profit health system, Saint Alphonsus Health System reinvests in the communities we serve, through charity care and other benefits.
  • Our goal is to improve the health and well-being of people by emphasizing care that is patient-centered, physician-led, innovative and community-based.Saint Alphonsus Health System serves the people of southwestern Idaho, eastern Oregon and northern Nevada through these facilities: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise, ID; Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Boise, ID, a joint venture with Encompass Health; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Nampa, ID; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario, OR; Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Baker City, OR; and Saint Alphonsus Medical Group with primary and specialty care providers at over 70 clinic locations, all of which are members of the Saint Alphonsus Health Alliance, a network of over 2100 employed and independent providers.

Mercy Medical Center's HIPEC Program Exceeds Standards, Positions Mercy as National Leader in Field

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Friday, January 15, 2021
Health care, Health, Hipec, Radiology, Mercy Medical Center, Mercy, Hospitals

These categories include the total number of HIPEC consultations and surgeries, ostomy rate with reversal, wound infection rate, and rate of readmissions.

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  • These categories include the total number of HIPEC consultations and surgeries, ostomy rate with reversal, wound infection rate, and rate of readmissions.
  • At Mercy, HIPEC patient overall length of hospital stay and time spent in the ICU were significantly shorter than the benchmark.
  • "The Mercy HIPEC program is able to call upon specialty services, like interventional radiology, critical care, and complex endoscopy, for our patients' benefit.
  • Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in downtown Baltimore City in 1874, Mercy Medical Center is a Catholic hospital with an national reputation for women's health.

St. Luke's Boise Medical Center has the best value outcomes for Heart Failure in Boise, ID

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Monday, July 6, 2020
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dexur's analysis of Medicare claims of hospitals within a 50-mile radius of Boise, Idaho, showed that St. Luke's Boise Medical Center had the best value outcomes over a 90-day episode for Heart Failure, followed by Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center .

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  • NEW YORK, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dexur's analysis of Medicare claims of hospitals within a 50-mile radius of Boise, Idaho, showed that St. Luke's Boise Medical Center had the best value outcomes over a 90-day episode for Heart Failure, followed by Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center .
  • St. Luke's Boise Medical Center 's total cost of care over a 90-day episode was $19,432 (for the period of July 2016 to June 2019).
  • Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa 's total cost of care over a 90-day episode was $20,473 (for the period of July 2016 to June 2019).
  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center 's total cost of care over a 90-day episode was $21,323 (for the period between July 2016 to June 2019).

MNA Nurses and Coalition to Mark Devastating Closure of Providence Hospital Mental Health Beds with Memorial Event on Wednesday, July 1

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Mercy Medical Center, Holyoke, Massachusetts, Providence Hospital, Nursing, Health, Massachusetts

HOLYOKE, Mass., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --A memorial event for the closure of 74 child and psychiatric beds at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital by Trinity Health will be held across from the hospital in Holyoke on Wednesday, July 1.

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  • HOLYOKE, Mass., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --A memorial event for the closure of 74 child and psychiatric beds at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital by Trinity Health will be held across from the hospital in Holyoke on Wednesday, July 1.
  • "Mental healthcare is a crisis in Massachusetts," said Cindy Chaplin, an RN of 42 years at Providence Hospital and co-chair of the MNA Bargaining Committee.
  • "Mercy Medical Center closed the Providence Behavioral Health Hospital child/adolescent unit on May 20, 2020 without notice to the Department," DPH wrote.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.