Press Releases
Mercyhealth Welcomes Vice President
ROCKFORD, Illinois—Mercyhealth is pleased to welcome Joel Prah as Vice President of Supply Chain. In his role at Mercyhealth, Prah will assume accountabilities for system wide supply chain, procurement, materials management, central distribution, and purchasing functions. Prah’s previous notable experiences include ...
Mercyhealth Radiography School Program Director was Featured Speaker at Annual Conference
ROCKFORD, Illinois—TerriAnn Ryan, M.Ed., RT, Program Director of the Mercyhealth Hospital School of Radiography located on the Mercyhealth Rockton Avenue Campus in Rockford, delivered a presentation at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) 2018 Annual Meeting and Exposition held ...
Mercyhealth Receives ‘Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award’
ROCKFORD, Illinois—The Mercyhealth Advanced Primary Stroke Center at Mercyhealth Hospital-Rockton Avenue has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the ...
Mercyhealth Residency Program Director Receives Education Award from U.S. Congressman
ROCKFORD, Illinois— Mercyhealth is pleased to announce Dr. Harry Ginsberg was recently given the Clinical Educator of the Year award by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, of the 8th District of Illinois. Dr. Ginsberg serves as Program Director of the Mercyhealth Internal ...
Mercyhealth Vice President Awarded ‘Women in Construction’
ROCKFORD, Illinois—Mercyhealth is pleased to announce Joanna Benning, Vice President of Facilities and Construction, is named one this year’s recipients of the 2018 Women in Construction awards by Construtech magazine. Benning was honored at a reception and dinner at Carlucci ...
Mercyhealth Cardiologists Successfully Implant ‘World’s Smallest Pacemaker’ in Patient
ROCKFORD, Illinois—A new medical device about the size of a large vitamin and as lightweight as a penny is changing the face of cardiac care for patients with an irregular heartbeat. On August 2, the first Medtronic Micra Leadless Pacemaker was ...
House of Mercy to Host Monthly Volunteer Open House
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin—The House of Mercy Homeless Center, 320 Lincoln St., Janesville, will host a volunteer open house on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. The next open house is Tuesday, August 21. Guests will enjoy a facility ...
Mercyhealth at Home Earns “Best Superior Performer” for Patient Satisfaction
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin—Mercyhealth at Home-Janesville recently received Strategic Healthcare Programs’ (SHP) Best Superior Performer award for achieving an overall patient satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20% of all clients in 2017. This marks the second consecutive year it has ...
Mercyhealth to Host August Job Fair for Riverside and Rockton Avenue Campuses
ROCKFORD, Illinois¾As Mercyhealth continues to grow, it is seeking employee/partners for open positions at Mercyhealth Hospital–Rockton Avenue and its new Riverside hospital and medical campus, opening in January 2019. “We are excited to grow for the health and well-being of the ...
Mercyhealth Becomes the Only State-Designated Children’s Hospital in the Northern Illinois Region
Effective July 1, Mercyhealth became the only state-designated children’s hospital in the northern Illinois region. Mercyhealth earned this designation from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (IDHFS) because of the wide spectrum of children’s services it provides through ...
