History
The Sisters of Mercy founded St. Bernard’s Hospital in 1887. The first Mercy Hospital was then built to serve as an acute care facility in 1902. The two facilities merged in 1965.
Six years later in 1971, the Mercy Hospital of today
was built as a 284-bed acute care hospital along with a 40-bed mental health
facility. The combination of Mercy Hospital, Bergan Mercy Medical Center and
Immanuel Health Systems formed Alegent Health in 1996.
Today
In the fall of 2006, Mercy
Hospital began a $3.7 million renovation and expansion project to the second and
fourth floors that will provide an even higher level of comfort and privacy
during a patient’s stay. Once completed, the transformation on each of these
floors will feature private patient rooms; warm, inviting family lounges; and an
overall home-like atmosphere aimed at promoting patient-centered care.
Mercy Hospital nurses also
have distinguished themselves by achieving Magnet Status, the profession’s gold
standard for nursing excellence. Out of 6,000 hospitals nationwide, Mercy
Hospital ranks in the top two percent (160 hospitals) to receive this
prestigious distinction. The Magnet Recognition Program serves as the ultimate
benchmark for consumers to measure the quality of nursing care they can expect
to receive. Patient satisfaction survey results also rank Mercy Hospital’s
Emergency Department number one in the nation for overall quality of
care.
The hospital’s Joint
Replacement Center has established itself as a leader by receiving the 2006
Premier Award for Quality. Mercy Hospital was selected out of approximately 400
hospitals as an industry leader after scoring high marks in the areas of length
of stay, pain management, surgical outcomes, data management and overall
operational efficiency.
In May, Mercy Hospital opened
a new state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization lab, allowing cardiologists at
Mercy to perform procedures that they were unable to accommodate before – such
as heart catheterizations, coronary interventions including balloon angioplasty
and stenting, as well as implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. The $1.8
million project included the addition of the latest technology, such as digital
acquisition and flat-panel monitors. These monitors will allow cardiologists to
view higher quality images of the heart and arteries, making blockage detection
much easier. The new 850-square-foot Cath Lab is located between the emergency
department and critical care units.
Healthcare services at Mercy Hospital
include:
Pediatrics
Orthopaedics
Maternity
Critical Care
Mental Health
Women’s Services
Outpatient Surgery
Emergency Services
Behavioral Services
Home Care/Hospice/DME/Infusion Therapy
Chest Pain Center
Some facts about the
facility:
284 licensed beds
182 physicians on active staff
210 full-time RNs
610 full-time employees
