September 10, 2024
Zero Suicides: Inside Mercy’s Mission to Save Lives
How are you helping prevent suicide? It’s a question more than 40,000 Mercy co-workers can now answer, having completed a Zero Suicide Initiative that launched in recent years.
May 16, 2024
31-year-old Mercy EMS Co-worker Recovers From Stroke That Occurred While On-duty
Dillion Kirkland is a 31-year-old Mercy emergency medical technician who works with life-threatening injuries and illnesses every day. Last October, he found himself on the receiving end of care when he was taken to the emergency department by his own co-...
December 6, 2023
Mercy Hospital Springfield Named to U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
January 6, 2023
Free Diabetes Management Classes
Get ideas for meal planning and tips for lowering blood sugar at Mercy Hospital St. Francis's diabetes management classes.
December 21, 2022
More Potassium? Orange or Banana?
Oranges or Bananas - which has more potassium? And why should you care?
December 14, 2022
Arkansas Hospitals, ACHI Urge Flu Shots
With flu cases and flu-related deaths high, Mercy Hospitals Arkansas, Washington Regional Medical Center, St. Bernards Healthcare, Baptist Health and the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement are joining forces to urge Arkansans to get their flu shots no...
October 28, 2022
Mercy Ada Reduces Overdose and Addiction with Life-Saving Community Programs
Drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a record high in 2020 with more than 90,000 deaths and have increased by almost 30% since the beginning of the pandemic. Mercy Hospital Ada is combating the rise in addiction and overdose with three lifesaving...
July 15, 2022
Know the Signs: Mental Health Disorders Have Spiked 25 Percent
Mood swings, aggression and utter exhaustion – these mental health warning signs (and many others) have spiked more than 25 percent globally since the pandemic began. That’s according to the World Health Organization, which considers this a “wake-up call”...
May 27, 2022
Baby Formula Shortage: What to Know
MercyKids experts offer tips to ease the pain and confusion as a result of the nationwide baby formula shortage.
April 25, 2022
Mercy OKC Launches TeamBirth to Improve Care, Patient Experience During Labor and Delivery
TeamBirth, is a new program that creates a formal process for including laboring moms in every step of the childbirth process. Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City's new initiative is aimed at improving communication and care for moms.