The Sisters of Mercy were founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley, an heiress who used her inheritance to serve the poor; women and children in particular.
Saint Francis Hospital is dedicated to serve all who require expert medical care regardless of religion, race, color, creed or economic status.
Father William Scott, pastor of St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine, was inspired with the idea to build a Catholic hospital in Wilmington.
Mercy Fitzgerald, part of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is a 204-bed teaching hospital located in Darby, Pennsylvania, which offers advanced acute care services in Delaware County and Southwest Philadelphia.
In 1922, local banker and businessman Thomas M. Fitzgerald willed his property and funds to establish a hospital on Lansdowne Avenue in Darby, Pennsylvania.
Seven years later, May Fitzgerald used $1.25 million from her late husband's trust and worked with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to plan Delaware County's first Catholic hospital.
[4] Mercy Fitzgerald was the first to introduce a hospital-administered Home Care Program in 1969, the first to open an inpatient psychiatric facility in 1977, and one of the first to provide paramedic services in the early 1980s.
In 2012, Nazareth expanded the community's access to emergency hip fracture repair and cardiovascular care with its therapeutic hypothermia program.
Nazareth launched a Balance Program to prevent falls and improve quality of life for people with conditions that place them at risk.
The program serves seniors with a range of health conditions such as chronic illness, memory loss, difficulty providing personal care such as bathing and dressing, and more.
Mercy LIFE also operates Adult Day Centers, which offer preventive healthcare as well as observe and respond to changes in each senior's health.
[7] In 1998, the first Mercy LIFE centre opened on Columbus Boulevard with seven participants, a few staff members, and one vehicle to provide transportation.
The program motivated seniors to remain active and improve their quality of life, and additional Centers were opened in North Philadelphia and Delaware County.
Mercy Home Health provides services to support the ongoing treatment of heart, cancer, orthopedic conditions and much more.