Mercy Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)/Temp
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Mercy Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the central hospital facility in the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System and is located in the Uptown section of Pittsburgh, adjacent to downtown Pittsburgh and a few blocks from the Mellon Arena, the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL franchise. It is the first chartered hospital to have been founded in the city of Pittsburgh and it is also the first hospital in the world to have been established by the Sisters of Mercy. From its inception in 1847, the hospital has welcomed and served all who are in need of its services regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or religion.
The Pittsburgh Mercy Health System continues to provide significant amounts of unreimbursed healthcare to the poor and uninsured in Pittsburgh and the entire Western Pennsylvania region. The hospital is also the base and primary sponsor of "Operation Safety Net" a unique program of healthcare and various forms of support provided to the homeless population of the inner city region.
The Pittsburgh Mercy Health System embraces the following seven "core values" that are at the heart of its daily operation: Reverence for each person, Community support, Justice for all, Commitment to those who are poor, Stewardship, Courage, and Integrity.
Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a Level I Trauma Center, a major Neurosurgical Center and a major Cardiovascular treatment center that also has recently acquired unique expertise and advanced technology for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and neurovascular disorders.
The Pittsburgh Mercy Health System also includes an extensive network of Behavioral Health services contained and managed under the general title of Mercy Behavioral Health.
It also incorporates a fully-accredited and internally contained 33-bed Rehabilitation Center for the treatment of various forms of pathology producing physical disabilities, with specialty rehabilitation programs that address Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke and Limb Amputation.
Throughout its long history, the Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh has had the opportunity to serve many individuals from various walks of life. One such individual recently served was Ben Rothlisberger. In a statement released on June 15, 2006 through the Pittsburgh Steelers organization following his treatment at Mercy Hospital for injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in downtown Pittsburgh on June 12, 2006, Mr. Rothlisberger included the following acknowledgment: "The physicians and support staff at Mercy Hospital were simply amazing, and I will forever be grateful for their caring treatment."
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