Mercy Medical Center Receives Energy Star Building Designation

Mercy Medical Center in Northwest Arkansas recently became the only hospital in Northwest Arkansas and the first hospital within Mercy to receive recognition from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an Energy Star labeled building.

Mercy Health System of Kansas Names Presidents

Kansas: Mercy Health System of Kansas has announced a new leadership structure, effective immediately, which establishes the role of president in each of its two hospitals. Eric Ammons will as president of Mercy Hospital in Independence and Reta Baker will serve as president of Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott. Read more.

Kansas Hospital Sets World Record

Fort Scott:Mercy Health System of Kansas has received official confirmation from Guinness World Records that it has achieved the new world record for the “Largest Cup of Tea.” In September, during a Mercy Day celebration and community picnic event in Fort Scott, a massive teacup measuring 9.5 feet across the rim and 5.5 feet tall, was filled with 660 gallons of tea. Mercy’s teacup will be recognized in the 2011 Guinness World Records Book.

Mercy Home Care Facilities Receive National Honors

Independence: Mercy Home Care of Independence, part of Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas, and Mercy Home Health, part of St. Joseph’s Mercy Health System in Hot Springs, Ark., have been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite list. The list recognizes the top 25% of home care providers in the United States based on quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance measures.

St. John’s Regional Medical Center Joins Mercy

Joplin: St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., became part of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) on November 1. Learn more.

Mercy Leases El Reno Hospital

Oklahoma City:Mercy has agreed to operate El Reno Hospital in El Reno, Okla., under a seven-year agreement with the city of El Reno. The hospital is now known as Mercy Hospital El Reno.

Oklahoma Heart Hospital Opens Second Campus

Oklahoma City:Oklahoma Heart Hospital opened its second campus on January 18. The Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Campus is an all-digital, 163,000 square-foot, 46-bed facility designed from the ground up to facilitate a paperless electronic medical record. Learn more.

Ardmore Opens New Patient Tower

Ardmore:On the same day they went live on the Epic system, co-workers at Mercy Memorial Health Center in Ardmore moved patients to the new 158-bed patient tower. The $60 million patient tower houses private rooms, a women’s health center and an improved intensive care unit. It was made possible in large part by the generosity of the Ardmore community, which raised over $22.1 million to fund its construction.

St. John’s Mercy Installing Powerful 3T MRI Scanner

St. Louis: In July, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis completed installation of the first 3T MRI scanner in the Mercy health ministry. The 3T MRI provides much clearer images than traditional MRI machines and will help physicians improve accuracy of diagnoses and treatments of several diseases and will allow physicians to perform procedures that cannot be done with current 1.5T scanners.

St. John’s Mercy Hospital Ranked a Best-Performing Hospital

Washington:St. John’s Mercy Hospital in Washington, Mo., has been ranked as the top performer for providing appropriate, recommended care to patients in the St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition’s (BHC) 2010 St. Louis Health Care Industry Overview.

St. John’s Mercy scored in the 95th percentile nationwide, while St. Louis’ 26 hospitals, on average, ranked in the 65th percentile nationally. St. John's Mercy also rankied in the 99th percentile in surgical infection prevention, which is highest among hospitals in the region as well as the nation.

Springfield CPE Program Receives Second Accreditation

The Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program at St. John's Health System in Springfield has received accreditation from the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. The program has been accredited by the United States Catholic Council of Bishops–Commission on Certification and Accreditation since 1982. St. John's is the only dually accredited program within a three-hour radius of Springfield and the only CPE program within Mercy.

Mercy Ministries of Laredo Honored For Mental Health Work

Mercy Ministries of Laredo recently received an award from Mental Health America of Texas for their case management, referral and counseling work with patients and families at Mercy Clinic and at the Casa de Misericordia domestic violence shelter.