Mercy Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Mercy Hospital is the central hospital facility in the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System and is located in the Uptown section of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to downtown Pittsburgh and a few blocks from the Mellon Arena, the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL franchise. It is the first chartered hospital to have been founded in the city of Pittsburgh and it is also the first hospital in the world to have been established by the Sisters of Mercy. It is also the first teaching hospital in the region, accepting residents to teaching positions beginning in 1848, one year after opening its doors.

Mission
From its inception in 1847, the hospital has welcomed and served all who are in need of its services regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or religion. The Pittsburgh Mercy Health System continues to provide significant amounts of unreimbursed healthcare to the poor and uninsured in Pittsburgh and to the entire Western Pennsylvania region, thus clearly justifying its nonprofit status. The hospital is also the base and primary sponsor of "Operation Safety Net" a unique program of healthcare and various forms of support provided to the homeless population of the inner city neighborhoods. The Mission of the hospital includes "a commitment to being a transforming, healing presence within the communities we serve."

Core values
The Pittsburgh Mercy Health System embraces the following seven "core values" that are at the heart of its daily operation:
 * 1) Reverence for each person,
 * 2) Community support,
 * 3) Justice for all,
 * 4) Commitment to those who are poor,
 * 5) Stewardship,
 * 6) Courage,
 * 7) Integrity.

Major programs
Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a Level I Trauma Center, a major Neurosurgical Center and a major Cardiovascular treatment center that also has recently acquired unique expertise and advanced technology for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and neurovascular disorders.

The Pittsburgh Mercy Health System also includes an extensive network of Behavioral Health services managed by Mercy Behavioral Health.

It also incorporates a fully-accredited and internally contained 33-bed Rehabilitation Center for the treatment of various forms of pathology producing physical disabilities, with specialty rehabilitation programs that address Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke and Limb Amputation.

Mercy Hospital offers residency training programs in the fields of Anesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Osteopathic, Pharmacy, Physical Med & Rehab, Podiatry & Transitional Year.

Internal Medicine Residency Program
Internal medicine residency program is the largest residency program of the institution. It comprises more than 50 first, second and third year categorical residents. The hospital has a strong commitment to teaching and research. Current chairman and program director is Dr. Kimball Mohn. The goal of the residency program is very noble and directed to achieve the goals of residents. The teaching sites are Mercy Hospital and the Mercy Health Center. These provide a very strong and diverse patient population to the residents.

Providing medical services
Throughout its long history, the Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh has had the opportunity to serve many individuals from various walks of life from the Western Pennsylvania region and beyond. One such individual recently served was Ben Roethlisberger. In a statement released on June 15, 2006 through the Pittsburgh Steelers organization following his treatment at Mercy Hospital for injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in downtown Pittsburgh on June 12, 2006, Mr. Roethlisberger included the following acknowledgment: "The physicians and support staff at Mercy Hospital were simply amazing, and I will forever be grateful for their caring treatment."

Future
It was announced on September 20, 2006 that Mercy Hospital was being acquired by Pittsburgh healthcare giant UPMC. The hospital is taking on the new name of "UPMC Mercy." Most recently the attorney general has approved the merger.