Pittsburgh Mercy
1200 Reedsdale Street
Pittsburgh,
PA
15233-2109
USA
Welcome to Stories of Hope, a virtual place where you’ll find stories of hope and recovery written by Pittsburgh Mercy colleagues, persons and families we serve, and invited guests. It’s also a place where you can learn more about how Pittsburgh Mercy is innovating, creating best practices, and redefining person-centered care. It’s our hope that these stories will help to educate, inform, and inspire you to live well in the community.
Although Christopher Lu has been in a leadership position with Pittsburgh Mercy only since summer, he has quickly emerged as a leader—so much so that he garnered seven different nominations …
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Johnnie McCracken’s “can-do” attitude lets her accomplish what she sets out to do, no matter the situation. Her positivity and the way she advocates for the persons she serves are …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator Lisa Murphy, a child-adolescent/transitional age service coordinator, rang the bell at Mon Valley Hospital on August 20, the day she completed the last of 16 …
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Mercy Day, September 24, marks the anniversary of the opening of the “House of Mercy” in 1827 in Dublin, Ireland. Catherine McAuley, the foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, devoted …
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By Nathan Omasta, Child Partial Hospitalization Program On an August afternoon, Tom Shank, a milieu therapist within the Child Partial Hospital Program (C-PHP) at Reedsdale Center, was outside of the …
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By Terri Winaught Do you remember where you were and what you were doing on September 11, 2001? I do. I was working as an AmeriCorps HealthCorps volunteer at the …
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By Zandy Dudiak For many years, Pittsburgh Mercy operated a Child Diversion & Acute Stabilization (C-DAS) Program, a temporary residential stabilization and treatment program for children and adolescents experiencing an …
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Pittsburgh Mercy participated in the #ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert Campaign through the Pittsburgh Foundation on August 3. Pittsburgh Mercy Development sent postcards and e-blasts to donors and mentioned the drive …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator The justice system can end up being a “paper prison” for some individuals who carry the unpacked baggage of minor criminal records that can cause …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator Employers—from health care providers to trucking companies—are getting desperate for employees, according to a July 22 story on Axios.com. The website reports that, “The share …
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