Mercy Hospital Joplin

10/22/2025

If you still haven't settled on a costume for you or your kiddos, picking one from Spirit Halloween can help your community! Since 2011, Mercy Health Foundation Southwest Missouri/Kansas has received over $119,000 from the Spirit of Children program, all from coupons redeemed at Spirit Halloween. These gifts directly benefit our Child Life Services fund, so we encourage everyone to use the attached coupon when you shop at Spirit Halloween at Northpark Mall!

10/21/2025

If it snuck up on you, you're not alone — but don't forget Track or Treat is this Saturday! 🎃 There is some rain in the forecast, but we're holding out hope that it stays away long enough for the kids and their families to enjoy the event! ☂️ That said, we'll share any updates and changes here, so make sure to follow and check in with us. Hope to see you Saturday! https://www.facebook.com/events/4203743306540248

10/15/2025

Opportunity should be open to everyone. This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re honored to share that the National Organization on Disability has named us a 2025 Leading Disability Employer. This honor reflects our commitment to inclusion, and to continue creating workplaces where people of all abilities can thrive.

This week, leaders at attended a Leader Learning Experience, where they explored ways to advance disability inclusion across Mercy. This experience was more than a session; it was a meaningful conversation about inclusive leadership, accessibility and belonging.

10/14/2025

Reviews are in and our caregivers had a great time going to see Soul On Fire Movie, the true story about John O'Leary - Live Inspired and his fight for survival!

10/14/2025

Meet Duo Dog Olaf, our newest teammate at the Mercy Kids Cancer Center in St. Louis! 🐾 With a wagging tail and a heart full of comfort, he's here to bring smiles, snuggles, and support to our young warriors.💙

10/14/2025

Remember The Human Bean for your caffeine fix this Friday!

Want to support the Mercy Health Foundation and the patients it serves? Give your home coffee maker a break and visit The Human Bean on S. Main St. next Friday, Oct. 17, when all food and drink sales will be donated to go towards our mammogram fund. These screenings save lives, and we don't want anyone to go without one, whether they can pay for it or not.

10/12/2025

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our message is simple: early detection saves lives. We asked caregivers at Mercy Hospital Lebanon who have experienced breast cancer to share their stories and advice, and they say it best in their own words.

Schedule your mammogram today and take care of the most important person in your story — you.

10/12/2025

From unimaginable loss to unstoppable hope — John O’Leary’s story comes to life in Soul on Fire.

In this interview with Mike Hubert, Mercy’s senior vice president and chief corporate affairs officer, John shares what the film means to him and how he hopes it inspires courage, faith and resiliency across the world.

10/09/2025

Physician assistants play a vital role on our care teams — diagnosing, treating and supporting patients with dignity, compassion and dedication. We’re deeply grateful for all our PAs who make a difference every day through their expertise and heart for healing!

10/09/2025

Ever wish your gift could keep on giving?

A Donor Advised Fund, or DAF, is an easy and meaningful way to give back to your community. It works like a charitable savings account, allowing you to support causes you care about now and in the future. When you make a grant to Mercy Health Foundation through a DAF, you help expand access to compassionate care and support vital health care programs for years to come!

Learn more about giving to Mercy Health Foundation: https://mercylegacygiving.net/?pageID=137&utm_source=Post_Link&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=LG_DAF_Day&utm_content=Learn_More

10/09/2025

Don't forget! Spirit Halloween's Spirit of Children program is active now. Since 2011, Mercy Health Foundation Southwest Missouri/Kansas has received over $119,000 from the program, all from coupons redeemed at Spirit Halloween. These gifts directly benefit the Child Life Services fund, so we encourage everyone to use the attached coupons when you shop at Spirit Halloween at Northpark Mall!

10/09/2025

Celebrating our very special emergency nurses!

10/08/2025

Remember, earlier this year the breast center earned a three-year accreditation from the American College of Radiology! ACR said that Mercy "provides this essential service to your community at the highest standards of the radiology profession."

Do you need a mammogram? In Joplin, Pittsburg and Carthage, you can schedule with Mercy online by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3L1rbKT

10/08/2025

Want to support the Mercy Health Foundation and the patients it serves? Give your home coffee maker a break and visit The Human Bean on S. Main St. next Friday, Oct. 17, when all food and drink sales will be donated to go towards our mammogram fund. These screenings save lives, and we don't want anyone to go without one, whether they can pay for it or not.

10/07/2025

A new sterilization process for flexible endoscopes is improving gastrointestinal patient safety by reducing the risk of cross-contamination, while extending the shelf life of sterilized endoscopes. We're thrilled to embrace this innovative technology to help our patients and caregivers!

10/07/2025

No tricks: Track or Treat is back! 👻🎃 If you're looking for a family-friendly, daytime trick-or-treating option in a safe location away from traffic, Track or Treat is here for you!

If you haven't been before, you can expect dozens of our departments and care teams to have booths set up along the walking trail outside Mercy Joplin, handing out candy and snacks to thousands of kiddos! We hope you join us at 2 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 25!
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10/06/2025

Ronald McDonald House Charities continues to go above and beyond, proving their passion for taking care of families with new ideas for how to reach as many as possible. We could not be more thankful for the work RMH does to bring joy to our patients and their families! ❤️💛

Introducing a new service: From Our Room to Yours 💛

Not every family can enter our Ronald McDonald Family Room at Mercy Hospital. Some may have been exposed to flu or COVID, while others face hospital access restrictions. But that doesn’t mean they go without care.

With Our Room to Yours, we bring comfort and support directly to families in the hospital — meeting them right where they are. Because no matter the circumstance, our goal is the same: to provide comfort, care, and connection to families when they need it most.

10/06/2025

We saw some recognizable faces at the red carpet premiere of the upcoming film, Soul on Fire! The storyteller himself, John O’Leary, even had a chance to reunite with Dr. Vatche Ayvazian, his Mercy physician from all those years ago!

10/06/2025

Opportunity should be open to everyone. This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re honored to share that the National Organization on Disability has named us a 2025 Leading Disability Employer. This recognition inspires us to keep pressing forward in our commitment to inclusion, and to continue creating workplaces where people of all abilities can thrive.

Marisa Hiatt, director of disability and experience, and Bridget Marzette-Bender, vice president – experience & diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, were on-site to accept the award. Thank you to Marisa, Bridget and every Mercy caregiver who made this possible!

10/05/2025

10/04/2025

Join Us in the Season of Creation!

Each September through October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Catholics around the world join together to renew “our relationship with our Creator and all creation.”

At Mercy, caring for creation is part of who we are. We’re reducing energy use across our facilities, not only lessening our environmental impact but also allowing more resources to go directly to patient care.

Our caregivers and patients also live this commitment daily—whether it’s through recycling, tending a garden, or supporting conservation efforts.

We invite you to pray with us and share in the celebration. Post a photo in the chat of how you care for creation—your small steps can inspire big change.

Creator of all,
we praise you for the gift of life
and for the faith that unites us in care for our common home
Prince of Peace, through your wounds, teach us to stand in solidarity
with the woundedness of others, of creation, and of the world.
Through your resurrection, make us people of hope—
May we come together as one family, to labor for your peace—
Amen

For more information visit: https://seasonofcreation.org/

10/02/2025

ICYMI, now has a dedicated breast center entrance. This offers patients greater privacy and an overall better experience when they come for care. Need to schedule a mammogram? Click here: https://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-breast-center-joplin/

09/30/2025

Know when to go where!