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Released: 17-Apr-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Announces Opening of Melanoma & Skin Cancer Center
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The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center at Mercy offers comprehensive care and leading edge treatment options for skin cancers including advanced-stage melanoma.

Released: 10-Apr-2018 4:55 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Receives the 2018 AONE Prism Award
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Mercy Medical Center has been named the recipient of the 2018 AONE (American Organization of Nurse Executives) Prism Diversity Award. This award recognizes a nurse leader or organization which has advanced diversity efforts within the nursing profession, community or organization.

Released: 19-Mar-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Mercy Family Care Physicians (MFCP) Opens New$4 Million Facility in Mercy’s Mcauley Tower Building
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Citing increased demand for pediatric and primary care services in downtown Baltimore and the desire to create convenient access for families, Thomas R. Mullen, President and CEO of Mercy Health Services, has announced that Mercy Family Care Physicians (MFCP) has relocated to Mercy’s Tower Building

Released: 9-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EST
New Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery Now Performed at Mercy Medical Center
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Mercy Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rebecca Cerrato is one of the first surgeons in the United States to offer minimally invasive bunion surgery, an alternative to traditional surgery that can reduce post-surgical scarring, swelling and pain

Released: 6-Feb-2018 3:05 PM EST
Mercy’s Center for Endocrinology’s Diabetes Education Program Receives American Diabetes Association’s Education Recognition Certificate
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Mercy Medical Center’s Center for Endocrinology’s Diabetes Education Program has been awarded the American Diabetes Association (ADA)’s Education Recognition Certificate

Released: 22-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Mercy Medical Center Announces Third Graduation of mWORKS Participants
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In 2015, protests and civil unrest thrust Baltimore into the national spotlight. To aid in the healing, Mercy Medical Center sought to find ways to provide greater job training and economic opportunities for Baltimore City residents. The result is the mWORKS job training program which debuted in 2016. Entirely funded by Mercy Health Services, mWORKS serves to train and hire more unemployed City residents who face significant socio-economic challenges for positions in the hospital’s environmental services, dietary and transport areas.

Released: 3-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center First in Region to Acquire New Toshiba Aquilion One 640 Genesis CT Scanner
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, has acquired the Toshiba Aquilion One 640 Genesis CT scanner as part of the hospital’s ongoing efforts to enhance medical services for patients

Released: 17-Oct-2017 6:05 PM EDT
32 Mercy Physicians Named Among Region’s “Top Doctors” in November 2017 Issue of Baltimore Magazine’
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A total of 32 Mercy Medical Center physicians were recognized in Baltimore Magazine’s November 2017 “Top Doctors” issue, representing 24 separate specialties, ranging from surgical oncology to urogynecology

Released: 3-Oct-2017 4:30 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center First in Maryland to Utilize New FDA-Approved Drug Coated Balloon Catheter for Treatment of Arteriovenous Fistulas
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Alain Tanbe, M.D., a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon at The Vascular Center at Mercy Medical Center, recently utilized the FDA-approved LUTONIX® 035 Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) Catheter 035 to treat arteriovenous (AV) fistula, Paul R. Lucas, M.D., Director of Mercy’s Vascular Center, announced.

Released: 28-Sep-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Mercy’s Dr. Kevin Audlin First Physicianin Mid-Atlantic Region to Use New Low-Impact Laparoscopic Surgery to Treat GYN Conditions
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Kevin M. Audlin, M.D., FACOG, Co-Director of The Endometriosis Center in the Institute for Gynecologic Care at Mercy Medical Center, is the first physician in the mid-Atlantic region to use the new groundbreaking low impact laparoscopic surgery to treat GYN conditions.

Released: 13-Sep-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Featured in National Documentary "The Doctor Fix: A New Era of Modern Medicine"
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“The Doctor Fix” explores America’s evolving healthcare system through interviews with patients, doctors, healthcare experts and stakeholders, including staff of Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.

Released: 11-Sep-2017 2:25 PM EDT
Marylander Overcomes Injury to Train for Triathlon to Benefit Charitable Foundation
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Dwight Griffith, 60, overcomes back injury, surgery at Mercy Medical Center, on his way to triathlon competition to raise awareness, funds for Griffith NEVER GIVE UP Foundation.

Released: 6-Sep-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center's Dr. Armando Sardi Supports Partners for Cancer Care & Prevention with Annual Golf Tournament
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8th Annual Chipping for Cancer Care and Prevention Golf Tournament, on Friday, Sept. 15th at the Waverly Woods Golf Club in Marriottsville, MD, supports efforts of Partners for Cancer Care and Prevention non-profit organization.

Released: 5-Sep-2017 1:00 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Earns Joint Commission Certification in Uterine & Ovarian Cancer
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Mercy Medical Center has achieved initial certification in Uterine and Ovarian Cancer Care from The Joint Commission, Disease-Specific Care Certification process. Mercy is the first hospital in Maryland to achieve Uterine and Ovarian Cancer care certification, and is only one of five institutions nationwide to be so honored.

Released: 8-Aug-2017 9:35 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Ranked a Top Maryland Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
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Mercy Medical Center has been ranked third best hospital (tied) in Baltimore and all of Maryland for 2017-18 by U.S. News & World Report in its annual “Best Hospitals” edition.

Released: 17-Jul-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Tinnitus or Ringing of the Ear - Dr. Kathryn Boling - Mercy
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Mercy’s Dr. Kathryn Boling of Lutherville Personal Physicians discusses tinnitus, which is ringing in the ears that won't go away, and the different methods used to treat it.

Released: 11-May-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Named to “America’s Best Midsize Employers” List for 2017 by Forbes Magazine
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Mercy Medical Center has been ranked as one of the top 300 midsize employers in the United States by Forbes magazine for 2017.

   
Released: 8-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore Launches Awareness Campaign to Inform Community About Importance of Hepatitis C Screening
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World-renown hepatologist Dr. Paul J. Thuluvath of Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, encourages the Maryland health care community to raise awareness about the importance of hepatitis C screening in light of recent CDC recommendations about the disease.

Released: 27-Apr-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Joins with PNC and Stevenson University to Provide "Onesies" with Health & Educational Messages for Parents of Newborns
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Mercy Medical Center, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC), and Stevenson University have partnered to bring onesies -- an infant's one-piece close-fitting lightweight garment – emboldened with special health and educational messages for newborns at Mercy’s Family Childbirth & Children’s Center.

Released: 23-Mar-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Now Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K Title Sponsor
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Charm City Run welcomes Mercy Medical Center as the official title sponsor of the Baltimore Women’s Classic, the largest all women’s 5K race in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Released: 8-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EST
Mercy Medical Center Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Debra Vachon Named Castle Connolly "TOP DOCTOR" for 2017
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, has announced that Debra A. Vachon, M.D., Surgical Director for The Center for Inflammatory Bowel and Colorectal Diseases, part of The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease at Mercy, has been recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a "Top Doctor” for 2017.

Released: 24-Feb-2017 11:05 AM EST
Mercy Gynecologic Oncologist and Noted Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. Dwight Im Named Castle Connolly “Top Doctor” for 2017
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Mercy Medical Center has announced that Dwight D. Im, M.D., FACOG, has been recognized by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a "Top Doctor” for 2017

Released: 3-Jan-2017 12:05 PM EST
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore’s Liver Transplant Clinic Celebrates Organ Donors, Recipients
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Mercy's Center for Liver & Hepatobiliary Diseases recognizes sacrifice of the late Ryan Shupert

Released: 4-Nov-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center First Hospital in Maryland to Utilize New FDA-Approved Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant
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This past October 2016, Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore became the first hospital in Maryland to utilize the new Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) in a surgical procedure, the first synthetic cartilage device approved by the FDA.

Released: 24-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Mercy Physicians Named Among Region’s “Top Docs”
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A total of 28 Mercy Medical Center physicians were recognized in Baltimore magazine’s November 2016 “Top Docs” issue, representing 23 separate specialties, ranging from breast cancer surgery to varicose veins.

Released: 23-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore Hosts 3rd International Pressurized IntraPeritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) Symposium
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Mercy Surgical Oncologist Dr. Vadim Gushchin leads symposium focusing on PIPAC, a new emerging field of research with major therapeutic potential for cancer patients.

Released: 12-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Study Reveals Efficacy of Endoscopic Closure of Colon Perforations
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To explore how colonic perforations as may occur during colonoscopy may be best addressed, Mercy Medical Center physicians led by principal investigator Dr. Sergey V. Kantsevoy conducted a study to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of closing full-thickness colonic perforations endoscopically.

Released: 1-Sep-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Nationally Recognized GYN-Cancer and Robotic Surgery Expert Dr. Dwight Im of Mercy Medical Center Named a Castle Connolly “Top Doctor” for 2016
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Dwight D. Im, M.D., FACOG, renowned gynecologic cancer surgeon and leader of Mercy Medical Center’s prestigious gynecology and robotic surgery programs, has been named a “Top Doctor" for 2016 by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

Released: 2-Aug-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Ranked #3 Hospital in Maryland by U.S. News & World Report
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Mercy Medical Center has been ranked as a top hospital in Maryland for 2016-17 by U.S. News & World Report in its annual “Best Hospitals” edition. Mercy was ranked nationally (47th) as a best hospital for Orthopedics.

   
Released: 1-Aug-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Opens New Crane Surgery Suite
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Mercy Medical Center has announced the opening of the new $27 million Crane Surgery Suite at Bunting, eight new operating rooms dedicated to orthopedic specialties, located on the 1st floor of Mercy’s Mary Catherine Bunting Center.

Released: 16-Jun-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center’s Nursing Excellence Once Again Honored with Prestigious Magnet® Recognition
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, a nationally renowned medical institution named one of the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters, has re-earned the coveted “Magnet®” recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center®.

Released: 31-May-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Continues to “Ring the Beltway” with Primary/Specialty Care Sites as Mercy Opens New Personal Physicians Health Center in Glen Burnie
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As part of Mercy Medical Center’s ongoing efforts to bring the 142-year Sisters of Mercy tradition of quality health care to increasing numbers throughout the region, Mercy officially opens Mercy Personal Physicians at Glen Burnie, 7927 Ritchie Highway, on Monday, June 6th, 2016.

Released: 3-May-2016 4:05 PM EDT
New Talus Replacement Surgery Utilizing 3D Printing Technology Offers Patients “Life-Changing” Option
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Internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Myerson, Director, The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy, explains how a talus replacement, tailored to the patient’s specific dimensions using 3D printing technology, can result in a “life-changing experience” for the patient.

Released: 1-Apr-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, Receives Women's Choice Award for 5th Consecutive Year
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, has received the Women’s Choice Award distinguishing it as one of the 2016 America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, the fifth consecutive year Mercy has been so honored.

Released: 23-Mar-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center’s Dr. Dwight Im Performs World’s First Gynecologic “Single Site” Robotic Surgery Using Da VINCI XI Robot
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Leading robotic surgery expert and gyn-oncologist Dr. Dwight Im of Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD performs first gyn-surgery using new a Vinci® Xi® Single-Site robotic surgery system

Released: 22-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Natural Ways to Reduce Blood Sugar for Prediabetes/Diabetes Patients?
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore's Dr. Supneet Saluja, The Endocrinology Center, discusses whether natural supplements like apple cider vinegar and cinnamon may be used to reduce blood sugar levels in patients with pre-diabetes or diabetes.

Released: 16-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Mercy Endocrinologist Dr. Amber Champion Discusses Vitamin D Deficiency
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Endocrinologist Dr. Amber Champion, Director of The Diabetes Center in Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, discusses Vitamin D deficiency, its impact and its treatment.

Released: 10-Mar-2016 4:05 PM EST
Mercy Breast Cancer Surgeon Dr. Neil B. Friedman Discusses Research Indicating an Increase in Mastectomies in Early Cancer Detection
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Mercy breast cancer surgeon Dr. Neil B. Friedman discusses research indicating an increase in mastectomies in early cancer detection.

Released: 24-Feb-2016 2:05 PM EST
Leading Robotic Surgeon Dr. Dwight Im Performs First Gyn-Surgery at Mercy Medical Center Using New Da Vinci Xi Surgical System
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD is now one of only three hospitals in the region to offer the new Intuitive da Vinci Xi Surgical System for a variety of surgical procedures.

Released: 22-Feb-2016 5:05 PM EST
Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen? Which to Choose?
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Mercy pain management expert dr. David Maine discusses over-the-counter (otc) pain relievers.

Released: 13-Nov-2015 5:05 PM EST
Becker's Hospital Review Names Mercy Among 100 Hospitals & Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs
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Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD recognized for achievement in orthopedics

Released: 13-Oct-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Mercy Liver Health Expert Dr. Paul J. Thuluvath Authors New Book, Hepatitis C: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families
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Paul J. Thuluvath, M.D., Chief, Division of Gastroenterology at Mercy Medical Center, has authored the new health book, Hepatitis C: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families, which became available to the public earlier this month.

Released: 5-Oct-2015 2:05 PM EDT
State-of-the-Art Suite Builds Upon Mercy's Comprehensive Digestive Health & Liver Disease Program
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Mercy Medical Center has announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art Endoscopy Suite to promote and practice gastrointestinal health.

Released: 22-Jul-2015 5:05 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Recognized by U.S. News & World Report in Five Health Care Specialties
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U.S. News & World Report, in its annual “Best Hospital” rankings for 2015-2016 has named Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore (www.mdmercy.com) as the third best hospital in Maryland, behind only the academic medical centers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland.

Released: 22-May-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Family Health Centers of Baltimore Announces Inaugural Dr. Lewis H. Richardson, Jr. Community Fellowship Award to Honor Dr. Cyrus J. Lawyer, III
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Family Health Centers of Baltimore (FHCB) presents the inaugural Dr. Lewis H. Richardson, JR., Community Fellowship Award to honor Cyrus J. Lawyer, III, M.D., Ph.D., FACOG, for “outstanding contributions in shaping the health and wellness of thousands of infants and children in Baltimore,” said Paula B. McLellan, CEO for Family Health.

Released: 3-Apr-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Mercy Medical Center Receives Grant to Establish New Cancer Patient Support Program
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Mercy Medical Center has received a $50,000 grant from Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) to establish “Woman to Woman,” a patient support program that pairs new gynecologic cancer patients with trained and supervised survivor volunteers to provide mentoring and support.

Released: 17-Mar-2015 12:20 PM EDT
Mercy’s Thomas J. Swope, M.D. Named an EpiCenter Surgeon for the da Vinci Robot
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Dr. Thomas J. Swope, Director of The Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mercy, has received certification as an EpiCenter.

Released: 1-Dec-2014 1:00 PM EST
Mercy Medical Center Signs New Partnership with Everseat to Increase Appointment Scheduling Efficiency
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Mercy Medical Center has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Everseat to employ an all new mobile scheduling platform for its Women’s Services

Released: 3-Nov-2014 3:00 PM EST
Mercy Vascular Surgeon Dr. Paul Lucas Performs New Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty Procedure
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Mercy Medical Center vascular surgeon Dr. Paul Lucas performed a new angioplasty treatment for peripheral artery disease this afternoon, using a tiny drug-coated balloon that reopens clogged arteries.

Released: 17-Oct-2014 2:00 PM EDT
Mercy Medical Center's Dr. Dwight Im World's First to Perform Robotic Surgery Using New FDA Cleared Single-Site Wristed Needle Driver
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Nationally recognized gynecologic oncologist and robotic surgery expert Dr. Dwight Im of Mercy Medical Center uses new technology for minimally invasive procedures


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