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07/05/11 The future of Mercy Health Partners' hospitals is safe - for now. Health Management Associates Regional President Britt Reynolds made it clear Tuesday that the Florida-based hospital operator had no plans to close any Mercy facility, but said a strategic process involving physicians and others would be put in place to make collective decisions "that make sense."
05/02/11 KNOXVILLE -- Mercy Health Partners announced today that it plans to pursue a sale of its hospital operations to Health Management Associates, a for-profit company based in Naples, Fla.
03/18/11 The head of the Mercy Health Partners Northeastern PA has accepted the chief operating officer position at another Catholic Health Partners affiliated hospital in Ohio.
03/10/11 At a public hearing Wednesday, more than a dozen people praised a proposal to sell Mercy Health Partners' three hospitals and a number of outpatient clinics as a forward-thinking decision that would provide much-needed capital and much-needed change.
03/05/11 Since 2005, Mercy Health Partners and sponsor Shape Corp. have used The Ride to show how exercise and healthy lifestyle choices can contribute to cardiovascular fitness.
02/10/11 If all goes according to plan, Mercy Hospital in Scranton will have a new name by June after officials announced Thursday that for-profit Community Health Systems Inc. will buy Mercy Health Partners' facilities.CHS has also agreed to invest at least $6
02/10/11 Community Health Systems, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary has executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Mercy Health Partners, located in northeast Pennsylvania, from Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners.
02/10/11 FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that its subsidiary has executed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Mercy Health Partners, located in northeast Pennsylvania, from Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners. The health system includes two full service acute care hospitals, 198-bed Mercy Hospital ...
02/10/11 If all goes according to plan, Mercy Hospital in Scranton will have a new name by June after officials announced Thursday that for-profit Community Health Systems Inc. will buy Mercy Health Partners' facilities.CHS has also agreed to invest at least $68
01/28/11 Mercy Health Partners workers in Greater Cincinnati have rejected union representation. About 5,000 workers at five local Mercy hospitals and four retirement homes voted not to be represented by the Service Employees International Union.
11/08/10 By DR. DAVID J. KOUBA SPECIAL TO THE BLADE This is one of a series of columns about health issues written by staff members of ProMedica Physician Group and Mercy Health Partners, University of Toledo Medical Center, and the Toledo Clinic. Over one million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year. Most of them are fair skinned persons older than 40. Despite these frightening ...
10/08/10 SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mercy Health Partners (MHP) recently announced its intention to explore the sale of its facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Discussions concerning mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships have been conducted in the healthcare community for years--long before the passage of the Affordable Care Act. The decision announced this week was ...
10/08/10 WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement is being released by Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive office of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA): Recent news and blog reports have assigned false motives to the proposed sale of Mercy Health Partners facilities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Based on statements from local hospital ...
10/08/10 Officials at two Scranton hospitals were largely silent Thursday, one day after Mercy Health Partners officials announced they are seeking a buyer.
10/07/10 Mercy Health Partners is in talks with several potential buyers, though officials were close-lipped Wednesday about who the suitors are.Kevin Cook, Mercy Health Partners president and chief executive officer, said the decision to find a buyer was made after it became increasingly clear that "we weren't going to generate the investment needed" to remain competitive in the local market.
09/13/10 By CHRIS FOETISCH, M.D. SPECIAL TO THE BLADE This is one of a series of columns about health issues written about staff members of ProMedica, Mercy Health Partners, and the Toledo Clinic. Pain, loss of motion, and weakness may occur when one of the rotator cuff tendons tear. The pain can range from mildly annoying to severe, affecting sleep and normal activities. People usually will complain of ...
09/07/10 Bold moves by president and CEO Jim May have transformed Mercy Health Partners from a sleepy collection of neighborhood-based hospitals and nursing homes into one of the biggest health-care providers in the region.
07/02/10 By SARAH MERVOSH BLADE STAFF WRITER Red, White, KABOOM will kick off at noon Friday for a weekend of food, music, and fireworks. The event, sponsored by The Blade, Humana Inc., Taylor Cadillac, and Mercy Health Partners, expands to use both sides of the Maumee River and will be more family oriented. The celebration will take place in Promenade and International Parks, said Joseph H. Zerbey IV ...
05/06/10 Mercy Health Partners has partnered with the area's largest cardiology group to create a dedicated heart institute.
02/24/10 Chronicle/Ken StevensThe Rev. Hubie Knox, 79, spreads the gospel using a van donated to him by Mercy Health Partners. In the past, the Rev. Hubie Knox of Muskegon has turned to Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon for medical treatments.For car...
02/23/10 Mercy Health Partners has selected Minneapolis-based Ellerbe Becket and AECOM Co. to be part of the design team for a $150 million hospital in Cincinnati. | 
