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Description

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Mercy Regional Health Center was built to serve the local community An acute care facility licensed to operate 150 beds in two facilities this private notforprofit organization was created in 1996 by combining The Saint Mary Hospital and Memorial Hospital The primary mission of Mercy Regional is to promote community health by providing quality compassionate healthcare services that embrace our values of quality human dignity and community In other words our purpose is caring for and about our patients

Mercy Regional is committed to meeting our communitys healthcare needs through an exceptional compassionate modernized healthcare system On a daytoday basis that means more than 140 physicians over 1000 employees and approximately 200 volunteers serving the people of Manhattan and the surrounding areas with a wide range of quality health and wellness services

It is the outstanding quality of life that retains and attracts citizens to the beautiful Flint Hills after all this is what creates a quothomequot Mercy Regional Health Centers expansion efforts are about continually improving and making home the best safest and most comfortable place possible It is our vision to provide the highest quality health care in the countryright here in the heartland

Mission
As a missiondriven organization our focus is on delivering quality healthcare solutions to everyone regardless of socioeconomic or demographic backgrounds We continually reaffirm Mercy Regional Health Centers commitment to quality health care and to promoting the good health of all in the community

Mission Statement
Mercy Regional Health Centers mission is to promote community health by providing quality compassionate healthcare services that embrace our values of quality human dignity and community

Vision Statement
Mercy Regional Health Center will be the provider of choice for healthcare services in the region by

Expanding our service capabilities

Fulfilling our role as a community citizen and

Achieving a high level of integration with our
physicians outlying communities and Via Christi
Health System

Our vision will be achieved as we respond to the communitys healthcare needs with service and care reflecting our core values

Quality
The ongoing search for excellence that is demonstrated by working together with respect cooperation and professionalism

Human Dignity
The belief that all individuals have the right to receive compassionate care in a spiritual environment respecting their dignity beliefs and right to participate in care decisions

Community
The commitment to use our resources for the benefit of the community and to promote relationships between those being served and those providing service

These values along with our cornerstones of faith healing respect and compassion lead us to make the patients wellbeing our priority

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History

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A History of Health Care in Manhattan

1880s
First hospital at southeast corner of 3rd and Poyntz

1903
Physicians open Park View Sanatorium in an office building

1914
Charlotte Swift Memorial Hospital located at 400 N 11th Osage and 11th

1926
Park View Hospital relocates to former YMCA building

1936
Sisters of St Joseph of Concordia purchase Charlotte Swift Memorial Hospital

1946
Sisters of St Joseph of Concordia purchase Park View

1954
Riley County Memorial Hospital opens

1961
The Saint Mary Hospital opens

1962
Riley County Memorial Hospital changes its name to Memorial Hospital

1985
Sponsorship of The Saint Mary Hospital transfers to Sisters of St Joseph of Wichita

1995
Sisters of St Joseph and Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother form Via Christi Health System

1996
The Saint Mary Hospital and Memorial Hospital merge to form Mercy Health Center jointly sponsored by Memorial Hospital Association and Via Christi Health System

2002
Mercy Health Center renamed Mercy Regional Health Center