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.
By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator The pandemic has changed the way that Tammy Perry has approached her job as a service coordinator based at Reedsdale. Instead of seeing individuals she …
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By Tina Harper, Communications administrative assistant Referring to the COVID-19 vaccine, Norman Barkley, certified peer specialist in the admissions center at South 9th Street, remarked, “I’m happy to have gotten it!” …
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I got my vaccination for Joe. He was stubborn and had not wanted to go to the hospital. I held his hand and listened to him struggle to breathe. He …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator Diane Johnson, admittedly, is a social butterfly. But for most of the last year, Diane has felt like she’s been living in a cocoon. “I …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator Ramona Wilkes is quite upfront about what drove her to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine—an adorable 8-month-old baby boy who happens to be her …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator “There is no darkness so dense, so menacing or so difficult, that it can’t be overcome by light.” That quote from Vern P. Stanfill is …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator As with so many other Americans, Jonathan Berry wasn’t quite sure what to do when he had the chance to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine …
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By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator Getting the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was something Elaine Price contemplated—for at least four or five days. “I looked at all the different views,” says Elaine, …
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By James Johnson, Service Coordination supervisor, Forensic Team Having the opportunity to be one of the few people in the world to be vaccinated is wonderful. I wish my family …
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Your gift to Pittsburgh Mercy during The Pittsburgh Foundation’s #OneDay Critical Needs Alert on Wednesday, August 19 will provide life determining services for Pittsburgh’s most vulnerable populations. Your gift will …
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