The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina and South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families were featured in the following Columbia Star story for their work to enlighten the minds, encourage the hearts, and empower the spirits of men as fathers. More...

Georgette Jackson, executive director of Joseph’s Home, will present “Serving the Least among Us” as keynote speaker at the First Friday Club of Cleveland meeting on June 2 at noon. More...

The Early Childhood Resource Center (ECRC) invites the community to participate in a day of family activities, including interactive games, hands-on learning sessions, refreshments and door prizes, at the ECRC Free Family Fun Event. More...

Mercy Health Center of Carroll County, located at 125 Canton Road in Carrollton, Ohio, will offer low-cost blood screenings on Friday, May 27, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. These low-cost blood screenings are offered the fourth Friday of each month. More...

Irene Fitzgerald, RN, BSN, is the recipient of a Crain’s Cleveland Business 2011 Hero Award for her work in nursing. Nominated by her peers and selected by an independent panel of judges, she received her award during a luncheon this month. Fitzgerald is clinical manager at Holy Family Hospice, which is a member of Catholic Community Connection. [More]

How far would you go for a fighting chance? St. John Medical Center invites you to consider that question during a free screening of the award-winning documentary 9000 Needles, focusing on Devin Dearth’s heroic battle following a massive stroke. More...

In an effort to build the capacity of the homeless services provider community, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland is partnering with the Saint Luke's Foundation, the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Office of Homeless Services and Mental Health Services, Inc. to offer a year-long training series called Housing Cuyahoga County: A Training Series for Continuum of Care Funded Agencies. The nine-part series will run through October of 2011 and will offer homeless service providers the opportu... [More]

Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio, recently opened a newly renovated, state-of-the-art Cardiac Diagnostic Department. The new department, located on the second floor of Mercy’s Surgery Center, offers a convenient, comfortable and relaxing setting for cardiac diagnostics, combined with the most up-to-date, high-tech diagnostic equipment available today. Other features include separate outpatient and inpatient procedural areas, and showers for patients. More...

In 2011, the three foundations of the Sisters of Charity Health System celebrate their 15th anniversary. In note of this milestone and all the work that came before it, Tom Keith, president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina, penned the following letter to The State, which published it on May 16, 2011. More...

A series of three forums to be held at Cleveland State University in May and June aims to help attendees learn more about national health care reform. Free and open to the public, the forums are designed to encourage dialogue between citizens, government leaders and stakeholders in health care. More...