APRIL 2022
Mercy Monthly MERCY Minute Hospital Dedicates New ER Pediatric Rooms
Congratulations to Terrie Livingston who recently retired after 44 years of service to Mercy Hospital. Since 2019, Terrie served as Director of Imaging Services. Prior to that, she served as Manager of Imaging Service since 2007. Terrie started her career at Mercy in 1977 working as a radiology technologist on second shift. At the time, the hospital developed the films onsite using X-ray film processors. Some of the most pivotal changes she experienced through the years were the development of digital imaging in 2007 and PACS (picture archiving and communication system). Best wishes, Terrie, for a happy and healthy retirement. Congratulations to Mary Bauer, RN, who recently retired after 38 years of dedicated service to Mercy Hospital. For the last fifteen years, she served as a nurse educator. Prior to that, she worked as a float and medical/ surgical nurse on the floors. She started her career at Mercy as a pharmacy tech in the ‘70s. She feels some of the most significant changes witnessed through the years was the creation of the electronic medical record, and when primary care doctors no longer came to care for their patients at the hospital. She also remembers the time when “surgeries meant a two-week hospital stay for patients.” Best wishes, Mary, for a happy and healthy retirement.
Mercy Hospital unveiled its new Emergency Department (ED) Pediatric Treatment Rooms during a dedication and blessing ceremony on March 30. The rooms, designed to provide a child-friendly, comfortable environment for pediatric patients, will be staffed 24 hours a day by board certified pediatricians and specially trained nurses and providers. “We know children can get stressed or scared when they come to the hospital,” said Dr. Donald Pickhardt, III, Chair of Pediatrics at Catholic Health. “That’s why we are pleased to offer these comfortable, calming, and inviting new Pediatric Emergency rooms that are equipped and tailored for the care of our youngest patients.” The new ED Pediatric Rooms are part of an over $500,000 donor-funded Emergency Department Renovation project that was completed in 2021. Further renovations to the pediatric rooms included design enhancements geared for children and the addition of
specialized pediatric equipment. “These new rooms and amenities support the high-quality emergency care parents and families expect for children,” said Dr. Edward Cosgrove, Medical Director of Mercy Hospital’s Emergency Center. Special thanks to our generous donors including Scott R. Bieler Foundation, Mercy Medical Staff, the late William Greene and Mrs. Jane Green, Aramark, Allpro Parking, Miss Maureen Athoe, Bank of America, Bond, Schoeneck & King Law Firm and Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation.
Volunteers Pitch In for Neighborhood Cleanup
Volunteers gathered for the Annual Neighborhood Clean Sweep in recognition of Earth Day on April 22. Special thanks to Bill Vaughan, Vice President of Mercy Hospital Mission Integration, for leading the effort and to Allpro Parking for bringing out so many members of their team to help out.