Mercy Medical Center Receives $451,629 Grant

Patients of Mercy Medical Center will benefit from the latest technological advances that expand patients’ access to quality emergency care, made possible through a grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Mercy Medical Center $451,629 for eCare, a program that gives physicians immediate access to special care 24 hours a day. The grant will be used to purchase eEmergency equipment that connects local physicians with emergency specialists. eEmergency ensures that board certified emergency physicians and emergency-trained nurses are available to assist local providers in treating trauma, heart attack, stroke and other critical conditions.

“This contribution will improve the care we provide to our patients by providing our physicians and nursing staff an immediate connection to additional emergency specialists during difficult or multiple emergency cases,” says Matt Grimshaw, president and CEO. “This assistance may initiate diagnostic testing sooner, and it keeps patients near their homes.”

The Rural Healthcare Program of The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust began awarding grants in 2009. The Helmsley Trust has awarded more than $142 million in grants to nonprofit organizations in the region through the Rural Healthcare Program.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, established in 1999, supports a diverse range of organizations with a major focus on health and medical research, human services, education and conversation. To date, The Trust has announced more than $637 million in grants to charitable organizations since 2008.