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CARTHAGE, Mo. —
Less than three weeks into its 50-year lease, Mercy invites community leaders to a community roundtable to discuss the area’s health needs.
The first of many roundtables to be held in Carthage, the meeting will create a dialogue between Mercy and invited community leaders, including school, business and religious representatives.
Over the past two years, Mercy has held these forums in nearly 30 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
“Mercy wants to bring programs and services that meet the community’s needs,” said Bob Copeland, president of Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital. With input from the roundtable, Mercy will create a roadmap for future work in Carthage.
After St. John’s Mercy Hospital in Joplin was destroyed by the May 2011 EF5 tornado, McCune-Brooks and Mercy recognized the need to strengthen health care services for area residents, and Mercy funded a hospital expansion in Carthage that doubled the number of beds.
Mercy currently employs all McCune-Brooks co-workers, and nearly 130 St. John’s Mercy Joplin co-workers have been working at the Carthage facility since June as part of an earlier talent sharing program.
Mercy has also provided Carthage teachers access to an online curriculum called HealthTeacher for nearly a year. The health literacy program features lesson plans focused on improving health from kindergarten through 12th grade. For more than a decade, HealthTeacher has been used with great success in some of the nation’s largest school districts.
“We’ve seen Mercy’s commitment to Joplin,” said Copeland. “Mercy brings that same dedication to Carthage and the surrounding area. The quality care our patients have come to know at McCune-Brooks coupled with Mercy’s technology and determination will undoubtedly be a winning combination for area residents.”
Mercy will extend its four-state electronic health record system to the hospital in fall 2012.
“No one knows better than we do the importance of electronic health records,” said Gary Pulsipher, president of St. John’s Mercy in Joplin. “Our hospital implemented electronic health records three weeks before we lost everything in the tornado last year. Despite scattered paper records, we had access to all patient information, thanks to our digital data.”
Plans for the electronic health record, additional medical services and hospital growth will be discussed at the roundtable.
“We’re looking forward to continuing the culture of care that has consistently earned this hospital high patient satisfaction rates,” said Lynn Britton, president and CEO of Mercy. “When we hear directly from community members, it has a tremendous impact on the way we plan for the future of the hospital.”
Jan. 13, 2012
Immediately preceding the roundtable, Mercy will host a blessing of Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital, starting at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 17 in the front lobby. The blessing will feature St. Ann’s children’s choir and is open to the public.
For more information on the blessing and community roundtable, call Pam Barlet at 417-359-1350.
Less than three weeks into its 50-year lease, Mercy invites community leaders to a community roundtable to discuss the area’s health needs.
The first of many roundtables to be held in Carthage, the meeting will create a dialogue between Mercy and invited community leaders, including school, business and religious representatives.
Over the past two years, Mercy has held these forums in nearly 30 communities in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
“Mercy wants to bring programs and services that meet the community’s needs,” said Bob Copeland, president of Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital. With input from the roundtable, Mercy will create a roadmap for future work in Carthage.
After St. John’s Mercy Hospital in Joplin was destroyed by the May 2011 EF5 tornado, McCune-Brooks and Mercy recognized the need to strengthen health care services for area residents, and Mercy funded a hospital expansion in Carthage that doubled the number of beds.
Mercy currently employs all McCune-Brooks co-workers, and nearly 130 St. John’s Mercy Joplin co-workers have been working at the Carthage facility since June as part of an earlier talent sharing program.
Mercy has also provided Carthage teachers access to an online curriculum called HealthTeacher for nearly a year. The health literacy program features lesson plans focused on improving health from kindergarten through 12th grade. For more than a decade, HealthTeacher has been used with great success in some of the nation’s largest school districts.
“We’ve seen Mercy’s commitment to Joplin,” said Copeland. “Mercy brings that same dedication to Carthage and the surrounding area. The quality care our patients have come to know at McCune-Brooks coupled with Mercy’s technology and determination will undoubtedly be a winning combination for area residents.”
Mercy will extend its four-state electronic health record system to the hospital in fall 2012.
“No one knows better than we do the importance of electronic health records,” said Gary Pulsipher, president of St. John’s Mercy in Joplin. “Our hospital implemented electronic health records three weeks before we lost everything in the tornado last year. Despite scattered paper records, we had access to all patient information, thanks to our digital data.”
Plans for the electronic health record, additional medical services and hospital growth will be discussed at the roundtable.
“We’re looking forward to continuing the culture of care that has consistently earned this hospital high patient satisfaction rates,” said Lynn Britton, president and CEO of Mercy. “When we hear directly from community members, it has a tremendous impact on the way we plan for the future of the hospital.”
Jan. 13, 2012
Immediately preceding the roundtable, Mercy will host a blessing of Mercy McCune-Brooks Hospital, starting at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 17 in the front lobby. The blessing will feature St. Ann’s children’s choir and is open to the public.
For more information on the blessing and community roundtable, call Pam Barlet at 417-359-1350.
