Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky) explained

Mercy Health
Type:Non-profit
Industry:Health care
Location:Cincinnati, Ohio, United States[1]

Mercy Health,[2] formerly Catholic Health Partners, is a Catholic health care system with locations in Ohio and Kentucky.[3] [4] [5] Cincinnati-based Mercy Health operates more than 250 healthcare organizations in Ohio and Kentucky. Mercy Health is the second largest health system in Ohio and the state's fourth-largest employer.[6]

On September 1, 2018, Mercy Health and Bon Secours Health System USA combined to become Bon Secours Mercy Health.[7] Bon Secours Mercy Health headquarters are co-located with Mercy Health in Cincinnati, Ohio.

History

The Religious Sisters of Mercy (R.S.M.) were founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. The sisters arrived in the United States in 1843. Eventually thirty-nine separate Sisters of Mercy congregations across the United States and Latin America developed from that first convent in Pittsburgh. The Sisters of Mercy established hospitals in Hamilton, Ohio in 1892 and in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1898.

The Sisters of Charity of Montreal

In 1855 Toledo, Ohio was in the midst of a cholera and malaria epidemic. Father Augustine Campion, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church, asked the Sisters of Charity of Montreal for assistance. They established St. Vincent Hospital. In 1983 the Sisters of Charity of Montreal established Covenant Health Systems to direct, support and conduct their health care, elder care and social service systems throughout the United States.[8] St. Vincent's Medical Center in Toledo joined Catholic Health Partners, while Covenant Health Systems retained management of the facilities in New England.

Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary

The sisters entered health care in 1879 when St. Joseph's Infirmary was built, the first Catholic hospital in the Mahoning Valley, which functioned until 1910 when the sisters were given charge of St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio.[9] Two more Ohio hospitals came under the direction of the sisters - St. Joseph Health Center in Warren in 1924 and St. Elizabeth in Boardman. By 2011, Humility of Mary Health Partners was formed to oversee the administration and management of St. Elizabeth Hospital and St. Joseph Health Center and several other area health-care services.[10] By 2014, the hospitals were run by Catholic Health Partners.[11]

Name changes

Incorporated in 1986 as Mercy Health Care Systems, in 1997 the name was changed to Catholic Healthcare Partners to reflect the multiple religious communities that sponsored it. It was later shortened to Catholic Health Partners to reflect its growing emphasis on preventative care and overall wellness.[12] It became Mercy Health in 2014.[3]

Sponsors

These Catholic organizations co-sponsor Mercy Health:[13] the Sisters of Mercy, South Central Community; the Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic Community; the Sisters of Humility of Mary; and the Sisters of Charity of Montreal.

Hospitals

Mercy Health serves seven markets: Cincinnati, Toledo, Youngstown, Lima, Lorain and Springfield in Ohio and Paducah and Irvine in Kentucky.[14] [6]

Cincinnati, Ohio

In the Cincinnati area, there are six hospitals:[15]

And four additional 24-hour standalone emergency rooms:[16]

Lima, Ohio

One hospital in Allen County:[17]

One additional 24-hour standalone emergency room:[18]

Lorain County, Ohio

Springfield, Ohio

One additional 24-hour standalone emergency room:[21]

Toledo, Ohio

Eight hospitals in Toledo and the Northwest Ohio area:[22]

And one additional 24-hour standalone emergency room:[23]

Youngstown, Ohio

Three hospitals in the Mahoning Valley area:[24]

One additional 24-hour standalone emergency room:[25]

Irvine, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mercy hospitals' parent firm changes name. Toledo Blade. November 29, 2015.
  2. Web site: Catholic Health Partners, Ohio's largest health system, changing its name to Mercy Health . Lisa Bernard-Kuhn . WCPO . November 29, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230434/http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/ohios-largest-health-system-changing-its-name . March 3, 2016 .
  3. News: Ohio's largest health firm unifies under Mercy name. February 20, 2016. July 24, 2014. Carrie Blackmore. Smith. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company.
  4. Say goodbye to the name Catholic Health Partners. February 20, 2016. July 24, 2014. Biz Journals.
  5. Web site: Catholic Health Partners, Ohio's largest health system, changing its name to Mercy Health. WCPO-TV. E. W. Scripps Company. February 20, 2016. July 24, 2014. Lisa. Bernard-Kuhn. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230434/http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/ohios-largest-health-system-changing-its-name. March 3, 2016.
  6. Web site: Mercy Health. February 20, 2016. Catholic Health Partners.
  7. Web site: Who We Are. Bon Secours Mercy Health. en-US. 2020-03-29.
  8. Web site: Covenant Health.
  9. https://case.edu/ech/articles/h/humility-mary-sisters "Humility of Mary Sisters", Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, Case Western University
  10. https://www.datapay3.com/c/hum01c/contact.asp Humility of Mary Health Partners
  11. https://archive.triblive.com/news/sisters-of-the-humility-of-mary-in-lawrence-county-celebrate-150th-anniversary-2/ Zlatos, Bill. "Sisters of the Humility of Mary in Lawrence County celebrate 150th anniversary", Tribune-Review, July 20, 2014
  12. https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20140725/NEWS/307259420 Poturalski, Hannah. "Catholic Health Partners changes name to Mercy Health", Akron Beacon Journal, July 25, 2014
  13. Web site: Mercy Health. February 20, 2016. Catholic Health Partners. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215090727/http://www.mercy.com/corporate/heritage.aspx. February 15, 2016.
  14. News: Ohio's largest health firm unifies under Mercy name. Smith. Carrie Blackmore. 2014-07-24. The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2017-06-27. en.
  15. Web site: Hospitals in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mercy Health. 2021-06-27.
  16. Web site: Emergency Room Locations in Cincinnati, Ohio . Mercy Health. 2021-06-27.
  17. Web site: Hospitals in Lima, Ohio . Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.
  18. Web site: Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center . Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.
  19. Web site: Hospitals in Lorain, Ohio Mercy Health Lorain. www.mercy.com. 2020-03-29.
  20. Web site: Hospitals in Springfield, Ohio Mercy Health Springfield. www.mercy.com. 2020-03-29.
  21. Web site: Dayton Springfield Emergency Center . Mercy Health. 2021-06-27.
  22. Web site: Hospitals in Toledo, Ohio Mercy Health Toledo. www.mercy.com. 2020-03-29.
  23. Web site: Toledo Emergency Room and Urgent Care Locations. Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.
  24. Web site: Hospitals in Youngstown, Ohio. Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.
  25. Web site: Youngstown Emergency Room and Urgent Care Locations. Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.
  26. Web site: Hospitals in Irvine, Kentucky. Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.
  27. Web site: Hospitals in Paducah, Kentucky. Mercy Health. 2020-03-29.

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