January 2022 Colleague of the Month: Doug Murry
The Winter Shelter season that ends the night of March 15-16, 2022 admittedly has been a rough one for Homeless Services Supervisor Doug Murry and Operation Safety Net’s shelter team. …
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‘No day is the same’ for support specialists serving people at Allegheny County Housing Authority sites
Their title is “support specialist,” but it might be more accurate to describe Cassie Nuzzo and Marquia Watson as social workers. The two colleagues maintain offices in five Allegheny County …
Read MoreFrances Warde Award recipient Laurel Spigler: ‘Small and profound acts of kindness’ make a big difference
Laurel Spigler landed at Outlook Manor Comprehensive Mental Health Personal Care Home in July 2020, just after COVID-19 had affected seven of the 12 residents and almost all the staff. …
Read MoreReverence, respect, and chocolate cake can go a long way
By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator The COVID-19 mitigation efforts hit most people hard. But it was particularly hard on individuals like Christine T., a Thornwood Community Living Arrangement (CLA) resident …
Read MoreMidwife Center volunteers take vaccines to the homebound
By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator As COVID-19 vaccines became more readily available to the general public, there was one group left behind—those persons who are homebound because of age, disabilities, …
Read MoreEmbroidery art keeps VIP CLA resident busy during pandemic
By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator Charmette Young, who lives at Pittsburgh Mercy’s Village in the Park Community Living Arrangement (VIP CLA), is a woman who isn’t afraid to stand her …
Read MoreCarlow U. nursing students providing vaccinations at clinic
By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator For some Carlow University nursing students, administering injections at Pittsburgh Mercy’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at 249 South 9th Street on the South Side was more …
Read MoreColleague spreads the good word about vaccinations
By Katyanee Svastikula, Counselor, Homer Community Living Arrangement (CLA) First of all, I would like to express my profound gratitude and appreciation to Pittsburgh Mercy for providing me with COVID-19 …
Read MoreMom, stepdad, and daughter drive incentive for vaccination
By Shalisa Wall, Homeless Services care manager I’m a new colleague at Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center (PMFHC), working with Homeless Services. I started my new job on April 12 …
Read MoreNursing: An unbroken circle of the Sisters of Mercy’s mission
Editor’s Note: National Nurses Week is May 6-12, 2021. By Zandy Dudiak, Communications coordinator More than 177 years ago, on December 1843, seven Sisters of Mercy arrived in Pittsburgh and …
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