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MERCER FOUNDATION FOR
HEALTH
IS A 501 (C) (3) CORPORATION |
| The Mercer Foundation for Health was founded in 1990 as a
Not-for-Profit IRS 501 (C) (3) Corporation. Since its founding, the Foundation
has aided the hospital by giving financial aid in the form of equipment and
property. As a 501 (C) (3) corporation, the Mercer Foundation for Health is
allowed to receive tax-free contributions and the contributors will be
permitted to deduct the contributions on their personal tax forms. |
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| MERCER COUNTY
CARES |
The Mercer County Hospital opened its doors to its first
patient February 1, 1950. The nearly $800,000 building was erected through
combined efforts of a visionary Mercer County Board and local residents who
contributed cash, farms, and property for its construction. For example, a
$15,000 gift equipped the surgical unit, over four hundred acres of prime farm
ground were donated, and a $50,000 bequest was left to the hospital.
Our
ancestors knew that supporting a hospital in Mercer County was good for the
patient, the family, and the well being of the entire Mercer County area.
Today, supporting the hospital is accomplished by the work of the Mercer
Foundation for Health. For more information on how to make a donation to the
Foundation, click
here. |
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| THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
THE FOUNDATION |
- Hosting a yearly benefit dinner, the first in 1992
 Offering financial support for the yearly
health fair- Buying and remodeling in 1993 a Viola building to house
the Home Health Care unit
- Purchasing a $2600 Clinitek urine analyzer in 1994
- Financing and building the $850,00 Mercer Medical
Center in 1997
- Supplying a $20,000 bone densiometer in 1998
- Purchasing a sigmoidoscope for $4701 in 2000
- Giving the hospital a state-of-the-art mammogram
machine in 2002 worth $67,500
- Supplying a $40,000 blood analyzer in 2003 for the
laboratory
- Purchasing a Kodak film processor for the mammography
unit for $26,250 in 2003
- Providing $28,000 for a surgical video system in
2004
 Refoofing the building in 2004 for $125,000- Trees planted and Extended Care Garden refurbished
2004/2005
- Hosting "Battle of the Soups" which raised $2400 for
Kid's Room in the Emergency Department
- Partnered with Moon River Supper Club to host May Day
Gala to fund hospital beautification
- Partnered with AMT/Medic Ambulance Service to sponsor a
golf outing
- Presented complimentary ice cream socials
- Renovated Patient Room Supported by Mercer Foundation
for Health - Click for a
Picture
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THE BOARD OF THE MERCER FOUNDATION FOR
HEALTH WISHES
TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ITS SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL BENEFIT
DINNER. |
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| UPCOMING
EVENTS |
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| For more information, phone (309)
582-5301 |
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| MEMBERS OF THE
FOUNDATION |
| President |
John Malone |
| Vice President |
Jim Essig |
| Secretary |
Vicki Palmer |
| Treasurer |
Sue Hiscock |
| Directors |
| Mark Appleton |
| Hugh Brown |
| Dennis Henderson |
| Jinnie Johnson |
| Tim Putnam |
| Sue Sutton |
| Bob Vickery |
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| Executive Director:
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| FOR MORE
INFORMATION |
| If you wish additional information about the
work of the Mercer Foundation for Health, please write, phone, or email: |
The Mercer Foundation for Health
P.O. Box
52
Aledo, IL 61231
Phone: 309-582-5301 |
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