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Mercyhealth Welcomes Pain Medicine Physician
LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin--Mercyhealth is pleased to welcome Dr. Daniel Nolan to the physician staff of Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center–Walworth, Hwys. 50 and 67, Lake Geneva. After earning his medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Dr. Nolan ...

Mercyhealth Begins Vaccinating EMS Providers in Rock County
JANESVILLE, Wis -- On December 23, we welcomed EMS providers in Rock County to get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, as we continue the charge to vaccinate our employees. Pictured here, Deputy Fire Chief Jim Ponkauskas and Battalion Chief Ryan Murphy ...

Mercyhealth Janesville Administers First COVID 19 Vaccine
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin, December 22, 2020 – This morning, Mercyhealth received it first allotment of the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. Mercyhealth has developed comprehensive plans to safely and effectively distribute the vaccine to its employees, as vaccination is the best ...

Mercyhealth in Lake Geneva Receives Pfizer Vaccine for Health Care Workers
LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin, (December 22, 2020) – Today, Mercyhealth received it first allotment of the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. Mercyhealth has developed comprehensive plans to safely and effectively distribute the vaccine to its employees, as vaccination is the best ...

Mercyhealth’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Celebrates 50 Years
ROCKFORD, Illinois — Mercyhealth’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside is proudly celebrating 50 years this December. The unit was originally called the High Risk Nursery and opened as a 10-bed unit in December 1970. It became ...

Mercyhealth Vaccinates Over 1,900 Health Care Workers in Two and a Half Days
ROCKFORD, Illinois, December 18, 2020 – Mercyhealth is proud to announce it has successfully vaccinated over 1,900 of its health care workers in two and a half days with the FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. On December 16, Mercyhealth began administering its ...

Mercyhealth Administers its First COVID-19 Vaccine in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Illinois, December 16, 2020 – Mercyhealth announced today it was one of the first health systems in Rockford to administer an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. Mercyhealth has developed comprehensive plans to safely and effectively distribute the vaccine for the ...

Mercyhealth Development Foundation Hosts Successful Holiday Event
ROCKFORD, Illinois— The Mercyhealth Development Foundation held its annual Holiday Give a Gift Drive on December 11, raising more than $25,000 and collecting over 100 gift cards for families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea ...

Mercyhealth, RJ Lee Group Study Real Time COVID-19 Breath Test in Janesville
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin -- Mercyhealth and RJ Lee Group Inc, based in Monroeville, PA, is excited to announce it has recently concluded COVID-19-related research at Mercyhealth North in Janesville. This research is the first step in developing a real time, non-invasive ...

Mercyhealth’s Hospital in Harvard Honored for Excellence in Quality of Care
HARVARD, Illinois -- The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) recently recognized Mercyhealth’s hospital in Harvard, Illinois, for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during a ceremony held November 17 during ICAHN’s Annual Conference via Zoom. As part of ...
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