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About Mercy Health System
Mercy Health System is the largest Catholic healthcare system serving the Delaware Valley and is a member of Catholic Health East a multiinstitutional Catholic health system cosponsored by 13 religious congregations and Hope Ministries

Mercy Health System is comprised of more than 6500 caring highly skilled employees focused on creating an outstanding patientcare experience As a market leader for quality clinical outcomes Mercy Health System is a significant force in creating an environment where competence and compassionate care meet

Vision
MHS will be a leading provider of compassionate care and community access to quality healthcare services that improve the health of individuals and communities

Mission
As a member of Catholic Health East the mission of Mercy Health System is to be a partner in the healing ministry of the Catholic Church in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy and Hope Ministries

To fulfill that mission Mercy Health System strives to create an environment that is caring and compassionate within our hospital system and in our service to the community We are dedicated to being a transforming healing presence that supports healthy communities addresses the diverse health needs of our neighbors at every stage of life and is accessible to all including the often forgotten poor and disadvantaged Through innovative medicine and compassionate care our hospitals work together to nurture our patients and their families through the healing process with superior services and spiritual support

Mercy Health System is committed to
Insure high standards of creative leadership and fiscal responsibility

Collaborate and network with others who share our values in the provision of
health related services

Advocate on behalf of issues of conscience and human need

Contribute to the preservation and strength of Catholic healthcare through
membership in Catholic Health East

Core Values
Mercy Health System is motivated by faith in a merciful God and works to actualize that faith We are guided by these core values

Reverence For Each Person
We believe that each person is a manifestation of the sacredness of human life

Community
We demonstrate our connectedness to each other through inclusive and compassionate relationships

Justice
We advocate for a society in which all can realize their full potential and achieve the common good

Commitment To Those Who Are Poor
We give priority to those whom society ignores

Stewardship
We care for and strengthen the ministry and all resources entrusted to us

Courage
We dare to take the risks our faith demands of us

Integrity
We keep our word and are faithful to who we say we are

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History

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History
Mercy Health System was founded as a healthcare ministry of the Sisters of Mercy who have been providing health care in Philadelphia for more than 90 years The Sisters of Mercy were founded in 1831 in Dublin Ireland by Catherine McAuley an heiress who used her inheritance to serve the poor especially women and children In Catherines House of Mercy Sisters of Mercy cared for the poor sick and uneducated

Before she died in 1841 Catherine established 12 Mercy foundations throughout Ireland and two in England the first convents to be built in that country following the Protestant Reformation The Sisters of Mercy arrived in Philadelphia in 1861 and immediately began visiting the sick in their homes and setting up schools for the instruction and care of children and adults The Sisters of Mercy founded Misericordia Hospital now known as Mercy Philadelphia Hospital in 1918

Today there are some 10000 Sisters of Mercy throughout the world The MidAtlantic Community of the Sisters of Mercy is located in the Philadelphia area Mercy Health System is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Hope Ministries through Catholic Health East a multiinstitutional Catholic health system which is cosponsored by nine religious organizations

Mercy Health System honors its heritage through its vision to be a leading provider of compassionate care and community access to quality health services that improve the health of individuals and communities

quotIn the care of the sick have great tenderness in all thingsquot
Catherine McAuley